Overview
No degree, certificate or diploma
1 year to less than 2 years
1 year to less than 2 years
- Shears
- Saws
- Grinder
- Drills
- Cutting torches
- Read and interpret blueprints
- Structural metal or steel
- 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
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Noisy
- Dusty
- Hot
- Cold/refrigerated
- Fast-paced environment
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- In shop
- Various locations
- Initiative
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Team player
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Values and ethics
- Reliability
- Organized