Welder-fitter

• Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
• Langue de travail: Anglais
• Heures de travail: 32 to 44 hours per week
• Education:
• Expérience:

Education

• Other trades certificate or diploma
• or equivalent experience

Work setting

• Manufacture

Tasks

• Interpret welding process specifications
• Operate manual or semi-automatic, fully automated welding equipment
• Read and interpret welding blueprints, drawings specifications, manuals and processes
• Examine welds and ensure that they meet standards and/or specifications
• Operate brakes, shears and other metal shaping, straightening and bending machines
• Fit, braze and torch-straighten metal
• Operate oxygen arc cutting equipment (arc-air), (AOC)
• Determine weldability of materials
• Operate previously set-up welding machines to fabricate or repair metal parts and products

Type of materials

• Aluminum alloys
• Stainless steel
• Steel, iron and heavy metals

Welding techniques

• Oxy-acetylene welding (OAW)
• Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW)
• Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) (TIG)
• Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)
• Flux core arc welding (FCAW)
• TIG

Equipment and machinery experience

• Gas welding machine
• Spot welding machine

Area of specialization

• Custom fabrication

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Standing for extended periods

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Tools
• Steel-toed safety boots
• Safety glasses/goggles
• Gloves
• Mask
• Face shield
• Welding helmet

Experience

• 3 years to less than 5 years

Employment terms options

• Day
• Overtime available

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits