Overview
Welders join or sever metals in beams, girders, vessels, piping and other metal components, make metal parts used in construction and manufacturing plants, and weld parts, tools, machines and equipment. Welders develop patterns for projects or follow directions given in layouts, blueprints and work orders, clean, check for defects and shape component parts, sometimes using a cutting torch and weld parts together.
Responsibilities:
Be skilful in the fusing of metals using prescribed welding applications
Have a working knowledge of the welding equipment involved with the various welding procedures
Comprehend drawings and develop layout patterns for projects and calculate quantities of materials
Have a thorough knowledge of metals, arc electrodes, welding gases and gas welding filler rods
Recognize defective welds; know the cause and proper procedure for the repair of the defective area
Have a working knowledge of mathematics calculations pertaining to the welding trade
Have a working knowledge of the required codes
Be familiar with the work of other trades people in affiliated trades
Perform assigned tasks in accordance with quality and production standards required by industry
Have a valid CWB in the process’s being used
Have a valid B-pressure ticket in the processes being used if required
Minimum Requirements:
Journeyman Certification
Construction Safety Training Systems (CSTS-09 or CSTS 2020)
Standard First Aid Certification
Driver’s license and Driver’s Abstract
COVID Requirements:
This is a fly-in/fly-out position and as such will be subject to the Government of Canada’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirements:
Effective October 30, 2021 travelers departing from Canadian airports, and travelers on VIA Rail and Rocky Mountaineer trains, will be required to be fully vaccinated to travel.
This position is located at a client site with a mandatory vaccination policy. All workers must be Fully Vaccinated (2 shots + 14 days).