Overview
Job description
Essential Responsibilities:
- Read and interpret blueprints, manuals and processes, examine welds and ensure that they meet standards and/or specifications
- Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments (FCAW, MCAW, GMAW and GTAW)
- Operate manual or semi-automatic flame-cutting equipment and metal shaping machines (oxy-acetylene and plasma)
- Examine finished products and spare parts and compare them with samples to check whether specifications are met
- Supervise and instruct other workers, such as apprentices
- Fitting and fabricating complex shapes and structures as well as welding thin gauge materials and heavy structural beams
Working Conditions:
- Shop and yard environments
- May at times be exposed to dangerous and/or toxic substances and must take necessary precautions to protect eyes, nose and skin from irritation and infection
- Expect to do a considerable amount of lifting, carrying, climbing, kneeling and balancing, therefore a certain amount of strength dexterity and alertness is required
- Performs physical activities that require considerable use of arms and legs and moving the whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping and handling of materials
- May be required to work in high, precarious places, near moving parts, and/or electrical works
- Physically fit as the position requires the individual to be on their feet all day and lift items that weigh up to or over 20 kilograms
- Exposed to loud noises and must take the necessary precautions to protect ears
- Exposed to light flashes from welding processes and must take the necessary precautions to protect eyes
Required/Desired Education and Experience:
- Journeyman Welding ticket
- Five years of experience and fabrication
- High School diploma
- Fluent in the English language (reading, written, spoken)
- Must demonstrate good hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity
- Must be able to read, evaluate, and respond to product specifications and drawings, and perform normal math calculations easily.
- Strong work ethic and organizational, planning skills with attention to detail
- Must be familiar and comfortable with various machinery
- CWB FCAW and MCAW all position ticket
Remuneration
To be negotiated depending on skills and qualifications.
Benefits:
- Extended Health Care
- Dental Care
- Vision
- Short & Long-term Disability
- A fun, fast paced work environment with exciting and innovative projects
- Flexibility, growth, challenging, highly rewarding and a company that cares!
Job Type: Full-time