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Spot welder

  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: French
  • Hours: 40 hours per week
  • Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
  • Experience: 1 to less than 7 months
  • Welding technology/welder
  • or equivalent experience

Work setting

  • Willing to relocate
  • Relocation costs not covered by employer
  • Industrial
  • Manufacture

Tasks

  • Interpret welding process specifications
  • Operate manual or semi-automatic, fully automated welding equipment
  • Read and interpret welding blueprints, drawings specifications, manuals and processes
  • Examine welds and ensure that they meet standards and/or specifications
  • Fit, braze and torch-straighten metal
  • Operate oxygen arc cutting equipment (arc-air), (AOC)
  • Operate hoisting and lifting equipment
  • Operate previously set-up welding machines to fabricate or repair metal parts and products
  • Operate previously set-up brazing or soldering machines to bond metal or to fill holes, indentations and seams of metal
  • Start up, shut down, adjust and monitor robotic welding production line
  • Maintain and perform minor repairs on welding, brazing and soldering equipment
  • Read blueprints and drawings

Type of materials

  • Steel, iron and heavy metals

Welding techniques

  • Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW)
  • Flux core arc welding (FCAW)
  • Automated
  • ARC spot
  • Laser
  • Robotic equipment and systems

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Gas welding machine
  • Soldering machine

Area of specialization

  • Factory assembly

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Manual dexterity
  • Attention to detail
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Standing for extended periods

Weight handling

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Punctuality
  • Hardworking

Screening questions

  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?

Employment terms options

  • Evening
  • Morning
  • Night
  • Day

Health benefits

  • Disability benefits
  • Paramedical services coverage

Financial benefits

  • Bonus
  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Mileage paid
  • Night shift premium
  • Pension plan

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
  • Travel insurance