apprentice welder
- Calgary, AB, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Overview
Languages
English
Education
1 year to less than 2 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
Tasks
Work conditions and physical capabilities
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for newcomers and refugees
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
1 year to less than 2 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Confined spaces
- Noisy
- Dirty
- Various locations
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 brakes, shears and other metal shaping, straightening and bending machines
- Fit, braze and torch-straighten metal
- Determine weldability of materials
- 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
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)
- Excellent oral communication
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
More about this job
Responsibilities
Interpret welding specifications and blueprints, operate welding and metal-shaping equipment, and fit, braze, or torch-straighten metal. Inspect welds for compliance with standards and specifications, and maintain or perform minor repairs on welding, brazing, and soldering equipment.
Requirements
Requires a secondary school graduation certificate and 1 to less than 2 years of experience. The role involves physically demanding work in confined, noisy, and dirty environments, with attention to detail and handling loads up to 30 pounds.
Skills
- Welding
- Interpreting Welding Specifications
- Operating Welding Equipment
- Reading Blueprints and Drawings
- Weld Inspection
- Operating Metal-Shaping Machines
- Brazing
- Torch Straightening
- Assessing Material Weldability
- Soldering
- Equipment Maintenance and Repair
- Attention to Detail
- Oral Communication
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Trades
- Manufacturing
Keywords
- Apprentice Welder
- Welding
- Welding Process Specifications
- Manual Welding Equipment
- Semi-Automatic Welding Equipment
- Automated Welding Equipment
- Welding Blueprints
- Technical Drawings
- Weld Inspection
- Weld Standards
- Metal Shaping
- Brakes
- Shears
- Straightening Machines
- Bending Machines
- Metal Fitting
- Brazing
- Torch Straightening
- Material Weldability
- Soldering
- Equipment Maintenance
- Equipment Repair
- Confined Spaces
- Physical Work
- Attention to Detail
- Oral Communication