welder

Additional Information

• Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
• Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years

Tasks

• Operate manual or semi-automatic, fully automated welding equipment
• Read and interpret welding blueprints, drawings specifications, manuals and processes
• Operate manual or semi-automatic flame-cutting equipment
• Operate brakes, shears and other metal shaping, straightening and bending machines
• 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

Type of materials

• Aluminum alloys
• Stainless steel

Welding techniques

• Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW)
• Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) (TIG)
• Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)
• Flux core arc welding (FCAW)
• Plasma arc welding (PAW)
• Submerged arc welding (SAW)

Equipment and machinery experience

• Arc welding machine
• Butt or seam resistance welding machine
• Gas welding machine

Area of specialization

• Custom fabrication
• Machinery or equipment repair
• Shipbuilding and repair
• Pressure vessels
• Structural construction
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 42 hours per week