Welder

• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years

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 manual or semi-automatic flame-cutting equipment
• Computer-aided design (CAD)
• Operate brakes, shears and other metal shaping, straightening and bending machines
• Determine weldability of materials
• Operate previously set-up welding machines to fabricate or repair metal parts and products
• Maintain and perform minor repairs on welding, brazing and soldering equipment
• Grind and buff seams, joints and rough surfaces
• Cut materials using power tools or by hand

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Area of specialization

• Structural construction
• Custom fabrication and layout

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence

Employment terms options

• Day

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan

Financial benefits

• Life insurance
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 40 hours per week