Overview

About Novarc Technologies:

Are you looking to join an industry leader and pioneer in the world of industrial robotics?

Novarc Technologies is an award-winning technology company based in North Vancouver, B.C. Since opening its doors in 2013, Novarc has built advanced collaborative welding robots for pipe welding applications. Novarc uses sensor-based controls and computer vision with cutting-edge software and hardware to improve the quality and efficiency of pipe welding. Our main product is a state-of-art collaborative robot that is currently being shipped internationally.

The company has proven itself as an industry disruptor and has taken home the Innovation award at the Vancouver Chamber of Excellence Awards and first place in the Excellence Technology Innovation Awards (TIA). Globe and Mail has also named Novarc One of Canada’s fastest growing companies. We have been featured in top publications and watch lists including two features in Weld magazine. Our team is made up of experts who design, build and sell our entire welding solution.

As a growing company, we pride ourselves on our agile approach to exceeding our staff and client needs. We work hard but play hard too! Our Foosball table has collected a little dust lately but we are excited to get back in the game later this year with our weekly lunches, and an inclusive, fun, and passionate atmosphere for all involved. Our benefits include an extended healthcare package, paid time off, and great training opportunities. We are excited to invite you to join our growing team for this exciting journey!

Why Novarc:

Here are 4 reasons you will like working at Novarc Technologies:

  • ‘A’ Players: Our team is made up of talented, intelligent, and hardworking people. If you are an ‘A’ player, you will enjoy the intellectually stimulating, challenging, and respectfully competitive atmosphere.
  • Growing Quickly: We are in the process of developing new products and hiring a great team of people. We are in the process of maturing into a fast-growing medium-sized business.
  • Great place to be: We have created a fun, adventurous, and open-minded environment where our teams are encouraged to bond and expose a little weirdness.
  • Lots of Opportunities: We are in the process of transitioning into a larger company and as such are looking for stand-out talent internally to move into leadership positions.

Position overview

Our never-before-seen welding cobots require customization and R&D. We are looking for a Welding Apprentice to join our growing team and support the development of our cobots.

As a Welding Apprentice, you will provide your welding abilities in theory and knowledge to help us further our welding robot design. You will be fabricating welding and building parts, fitting pipes when necessary, welding using the SWR for internal R&D purposes, helping with the assembly of SWRs during production, installing SWRs at customer sites and providing technical customer support. Other duties will include general shop upkeep and housekeeping as well as material handling.

The ideal candidate will join the Novarc team with a strong technical foundation and a go-getter attitude.

Health and Safety:

  • Must work in accordance with Health and Safety regulations, Company rules, policies and procedures
  • Must use or wear Personal Protective Equipment as required by the Company

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Prepare pipe spools and fit up as required
  • General Housekeeping and maintenance in the shop environment
  • Use of basic shop and power tools (drills, bandsaw, measuring instruments etc)
  • Completing projects and testing per development plans and assigned by welding team
  • Assisting the engineering and welding development teams in testing and commissioning product features
  • Field Installation of equipment
  • Performing other duties as assigned by the operations team

Minimum Required Qualifications and Experience:

  • 1-2 years or more welding industry experience. Candidates with less experience may be considered based on education qualifications
  • Welding ‘C’ level certificate
  • You will have a strong understanding of welding techniques, especially MIG welding
  • You will possess working knowledge of destructive and non-destructive testing of welded metal parts
  • Legally able to work in Canada
  • Understanding of welding and weld processes
  • Ability to detect defects visual defects in fillet and groove welds
  • Ability to accurately conduct measurements (good math skills)
  • Ability to stand, bend and walk for extended periods
  • Ability to safely lift and handle 50lbs at a time
  • Ability to communicate fluently and effectively in English
  • Detailed organizer and excellent time management skills
  • Flexibility with shifts (dependent on workflow and project requirements)
  • Valid BC drivers license with reliable means for transportation

Preferred Additional Qualifications:

  • Pipe Welding experience with MIG

Schedule:

  • Core hours: Monday to Friday, starting between 0700 and 0730
  • Flexibility to work outside of regular hours and on weekends if and when needed to support remote installs in North America or outside North America in other time zones

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

  • Company events
  • Dental care
  • Discounted or free food
  • Employee assistance program
  • Extended health care
  • Life insurance
  • Stock options
  • Tuition reimbursement

Schedule:

Supplemental pay types:

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • North Vancouver, BC V7K1B6: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Experience:

  • Welding: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

  • BC driver’s licence (preferred)
  • visa/passport that allows you to travel to the USA (preferred)
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