Welder

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• At heights
• Confined spaces
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Dirty

Work setting

• Various locations

Responsibilities

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
• Operate manual or semi-automatic flame-cutting equipment
• Operate brakes, shears and other metal shaping, straightening and bending machines
• 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
• Maintain and perform minor repairs on welding, brazing and soldering equipment

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate

Experience and specialization

Type of materials

• Aluminum alloys
• Copper and copper alloys
• Nickel alloys
• Non-ferrous materials
• Stainless steel
• Steel, iron and heavy metals

Welding techniques

• Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW)
• Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) (TIG)
• Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)
• Flux core arc welding (FCAW)
• Plasma arc welding (PAW)
• Submerged arc welding (SAW)
• Brazing and soldering

Equipment and machinery experience

• Arc welding machine
• Brazing machine
• Soldering machine
• Spot welding machine

Additional information

Security and safety

• Bondable

Transportation/travel information

• Willing to travel
• Valid driver's licence
• Travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Welding helmet

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Organized
• Team player
• Punctuality
• Hardworking
• Resourcefulness

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan

Financial benefits

• Group insurance benefits