Overview

Are you looking for a stable employment and work life balance?

Are you tired of heavy lifting and physical work outside?

Are you excited to work with a leader in a welding automation industry?

If answer yes, we have an opportunity for you.

Novarc Technologies is looking for a Welding Technician to join our growing team and support the production of our cobots.

As a Welder you will help us further our welding robot design and support our clients. You will be designing and building parts, fitting pipes when necessary, welding using the SWR for internal R&D purposes, helping with the assembly and Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), installing SWRs at customer sites, and assisting our Customer Support team.

What we are offering:

  • Stable full-time permanent position
  • Base salary + Overtime + Bonus
  • Unlimited grow opportunities
  • Extended health care and Dental care
  • Health Spending Account and Disability insurance
  • Every second Friday – Company events
  • Friendly environment and fully stacked kitchen for coffee breaks
  • Indoor Manufacturing and Safety oriented work environment

Responsibilities:

  • Analyze R&D Welds
  • Assist in-house welding projects and developments
  • Complete projects and FATs per development plan
  • Develop new weld procedures
  • Field Installation support of equipment
  • Support customers with technical guidance and training on the SWR
  • Manage and order shop consumables as required
  • This role is customer-facing and requires a clean and professional appearance as well as proper personal conduct in the face of customer challenges
  • Perform other duties as assigned by the management team and Operations Welding Manager

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Level ‘B’ certificate
  • 3 – 5 years of experience as a welder
  • Pipe Welding/Fitting experience
  • Flexibility with shifts (dependent on workflow and project requirements)
  • Legally entitled to work in Canada
  • A valid passport and the ability to travel across Canada, the USA, and internationally for field installation and customer support
  • Valid Class-5 license
  • Dynamic, motivated and eager to apply oneself. Continuously looking to find ways to improve the company

Schedule:

  • Core: 8-hour shift, Monday to Friday, starting at 7:30AM
  • As we have a global client base, weekend travel to support installations or provide customer support services may be required.
  • Travel from 25% to 50% of the year.

Why Novarc:

  • Growing Opportunities – 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.
  • Best People – Our team is made up of talented, intelligent, and hardworking people.
  • Lots of Opportunities – We are constantly looking for stand-out talent internally to move into leadership positions.

About Novarc Technologies:

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.

We are excited to invite you to join our growing team for this amazing journey!

“Novarc provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, national or ethnic origin, color, political belief, marital or family status, religion, special abilities, age, sex or sexual orientation, or a criminal conviction or charge that is unrelated to employment of to the intended employment of that person. This applies to all our practices of recruitment, selection, promotion, training and development, health and safety, and compensation.”

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

  • Casual dress
  • Company events
  • Dental care
  • Disability insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • On-site parking
  • Paid time off

Schedule:

Supplemental pay types:

Ability to commute/relocate:

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

Experience:

  • pipe welding: 3 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

  • Driving Licence (preferred)
  • B level ticket (preferred)

Work Location: In person