welder

Additional Information

• Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
• Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years

Work setting

• Various locations
• Commercial
• Industrial
• Institutional
• Residential

Tasks

• Interpret welding process specifications
• 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

Type of materials

• Aluminum alloys
• Copper and copper alloys
• Non-ferrous materials
• 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)

Equipment and machinery experience

• Arc welding machine
• Gas welding machine
• Soldering machine

Area of specialization

• Custom fabrication
• Structural construction
• Factory assembly
• Cast iron and other metals
• Ornamental work
• Fencing, balconies, stairs and railings

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 40 hours per week