Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Experience
3 years to less than 5 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Dirty
Work setting
Responsibilities
Tasks
- 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
- Operate previously set-up welding machines to fabricate or repair metal parts and products
- Start up, shut down, adjust and monitor robotic welding production line
- Maintain and perform minor repairs on welding, brazing and soldering equipment
- Weld or braze components
- Perform scheduled maintenance and minor repairs on equipment
- Operate machines and equipment
- Fit and weld parts together
- Establish methods to meet work schedules and co-ordinate work activities with other work units
- Ensure that safety standards and departmental policies are met
- Assemble and fit metal and prefabricated parts to close tolerances according to blueprints
- Installing machinery and equipment
- Supervise and co-ordinate activities of workers
- Requisition materials and supplies
- Verify dimensions of products for accuracy and conformance to specifications using precision measuring instruments
- Ensure safety procedures are followed
- Plan repair work to be performed
- Develop procedures to clean up contaminated sites
Experience and specialization
Welding techniques
- Brazing and soldering
- TIG
- MIG
Equipment and machinery experience
- Brazing machine
- Welding
- Welding equipment
- Drill presses
Type of industry experience
Area of specialization
- Machinery or equipment repair
- Tanks
- Truck-trailer repair
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Sitting
- Standing for extended periods
Weight handling
Own tools/equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Gloves
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Team player
- Punctuality
- Hardworking
