Overview
Other trades certificate or diploma
3 years to less than 5 years
3 years to less than 5 years
- or equivalent experience
- Metal Fabricator (Fitter) Red Seal Certificate
- Metal Fabricator Trade Certification
- Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
- Saws
- Grinder
- Drills
- Cutting torches
- Read and interpret blueprints
- Structural metal or steel
- TIG
- Flux core arc welding (FCAW)
- Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)
- Weld or bolt sections together
- Set up and operate heavy-duty metal-working machines
- Lay out reference points and patterns
- Construct patterns and templates
- Assemble and fit plates and sections to form structures
- Study engineering drawings and blueprints, determine the materials required, and plan the sequence of tasks to cut metal most efficiently
- Rig, hoist and move materials to storage areas or within worksite
- Install fabricated components in final product
- Bondable
- Driver’s validity licence check
- Basic security clearance
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Welding helmet
- Noisy
- Dusty
- Valid driver’s licence
- Fast-paced environment
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- In shop
- Various locations
- Aluminum alloys
- Initiative
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Team player
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Values and ethics
- Reliability
- Organized