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General welder

  • Concord, ON, Canada

Full-time

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Job type
Full-time
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Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
Working hours
30 hours per week
Posting language
English
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Original job description

  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 30 hours per week
  • Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years

Work site environment

  • At heights
  • Confined spaces
  • Dusty
  • Hot
  • Noisy
  • Odours
  • Dirty

Work setting

  • Commercial

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
  • 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
  • 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)
  • Stud

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Arc welding machine
  • Gas welding machine
  • Spot welding machine

Area of specialization

  • Auto repair
  • Truck repair

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Weight handling

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Punctuality
  • Hardworking
  • Resourcefulness

Screening questions

  • Do you have experience working in this field?

Employment terms options

  • Early morning

Employment terms options

  • Morning
  • Day

Health benefits

  • Health care plan
More about this job

Responsibilities

Interpret welding specifications and blueprints, operate welding, cutting, brazing, and metal-shaping equipment, and fabricate or repair metal parts and products. Inspect welds for compliance with standards and maintain or perform minor repairs on welding and related equipment.

Requirements

Requires a secondary school graduation certificate and 1 to less than 2 years of experience in the field. Candidates should be able to work in physically demanding environments, handle loads up to 23 kg, and demonstrate attention to detail, communication, flexibility, organization, and teamwork.

Skills

  • Shielded Metal Arc Welding
  • Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
  • Welding Blueprint Interpretation
  • Weld Inspection
  • Flame Cutting
  • Metal Shaping and Bending
  • Brazing
  • Torch Straightening
  • Weldability Assessment
  • Hoisting and Lifting Equipment Operation
  • Welding Equipment Maintenance
  • Aluminum Welding
  • Stainless Steel Welding
  • Auto Repair
  • Truck Repair
  • Manual Dexterity

Benefits

  • Health Care Plan

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Categories

  • Trades
  • Manufacturing
  • Transportation

Keywords

  • Welding
  • Shielded Metal Arc Welding
  • Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
  • TIG Welding
  • Stud Welding
  • Arc Welding Machine
  • Gas Welding Machine
  • Spot Welding Machine
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Stainless Steel
  • Welding Blueprints
  • Welding Specifications
  • Flame Cutting
  • Brazing
  • Soldering
  • Torch Straightening
  • Metal Shaping
  • Weld Inspection
  • Hoisting Equipment
  • Lifting Equipment
  • Auto Repair
  • Truck Repair
  • Commercial Work Setting

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