Welder-fitterRustic Ornamental & Miscellaneous Steel

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Confined spaces
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Odours

Work setting

• Various locations
• Commercial
• Industrial
• Residential

Responsibilities

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
• 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 hoisting and lifting equipment
• Operate previously set-up welding machines to fabricate or repair metal parts and products
• Operate previously set-up brazing or soldering machines to bond metal or to fill holes, indentations and seams of metal
• Start up, shut down, adjust and monitor robotic welding production line
• Maintain and perform minor repairs on welding, brazing and soldering equipment

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Experience and specialization

Type of materials

• Stainless steel
• Steel, iron and heavy metals

Welding techniques

• Resistance, spot or seam
• Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW)
• Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) (TIG)
• Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)
• Brazing and soldering
• ARC spot
• Laser

Equipment and machinery experience

• Arc welding machine
• Brazing machine
• Butt or seam resistance welding machine
• Gas welding machine
• Soldering machine
• Spot welding machine

Area of specialization

• Custom fabrication
• Structural construction
• Ornamental work
• Fencing, balconies, stairs and railings

Additional information

Security and safety

• Basic security clearance

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Standing for extended periods

Weight handling

• Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Hard hat
• Safety glasses/goggles
• Gloves
• Mask
• Face shield

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Organized
• Team player

Benefits

Long term benefits

• Other benefits