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Welder-fitter

  • Barrie, ON, Canada

Full-time

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Experience: 5 years or more
Working hours
40 to 44 hours per week
Posting language
English
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Original job description

  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 40 to 44 hours per week
  • Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • Experience: 5 years or more
  • or equivalent experience

Work site environment

  • Dusty
  • Hot
  • Noisy
  • Odours
  • Dirty

Work setting

  • Commercial
  • Industrial
  • Manufacture

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

Type of materials

  • Aluminum alloys
  • Nickel alloys
  • Non-ferrous materials
  • Non-metallic materials
  • Stainless steel
  • Steel, iron and heavy metals

Welding techniques

  • Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW)
  • Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) (TIG)
  • Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)
  • Flux core arc welding (FCAW)
  • Multipass

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Arc welding machine

Area of specialization

  • Custom fabrication
  • Machinery or equipment repair
  • Structural construction
  • Factory assembly
  • Ornamental work

Security and safety

  • Basic security clearance

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Weight handling

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

  • Tools
  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Welding helmet

Personal suitability

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

Screening questions

  • Do you have experience working in this field?

Employment terms options

  • Morning

Employment terms options

  • Day
  • Overtime available

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage

Financial benefits

  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance

Other Benefits

  • Free parking available
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Responsibilities

Interpret welding specifications and blueprints, operate welding and cutting equipment, and fabricate or repair metal parts and products. Inspect welds for compliance with standards and perform fitting, brazing, straightening, and metal-shaping work.

Requirements

Requires a secondary school graduation certificate and at least five years of experience or equivalent experience. Candidates should be able to work with a range of metals and welding processes, handle physically demanding tasks and heavy loads, and provide their own tools and safety equipment.

Skills

  • Welding
  • Welding Blueprint Interpretation
  • Welding Process Specifications
  • Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)
  • Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW/TIG)
  • Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)
  • Flux-Cored Arc Welding (FCAW)
  • Flame Cutting
  • Oxygen Arc Cutting
  • Metal Fabrication
  • Brazing
  • Torch Straightening
  • Weld Inspection
  • Metal Shaping and Bending
  • Hoisting and Lifting Equipment
  • Machinery Repair

Benefits

  • Dental Plan
  • Disability Benefits
  • Health Care Plan
  • Paramedical Services Coverage
  • Group Insurance Benefits
  • Life Insurance
  • Free Parking

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Categories

  • Trades
  • Manufacturing
  • Construction
  • Engineering

Keywords

  • Welder-Fitter
  • Welding
  • SMAW
  • GTAW
  • TIG
  • GMAW
  • FCAW
  • Multipass Welding
  • Arc Welding Machine
  • Welding Blueprints
  • Welding Specifications
  • Flame Cutting
  • Oxygen Arc Cutting
  • Metal Fabrication
  • Custom Fabrication
  • Structural Construction
  • Factory Assembly
  • Machinery Repair
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Nickel Alloys
  • Stainless Steel
  • Steel and Iron
  • Non-Ferrous Materials
  • Hoisting Equipment
  • Lifting Equipment
  • Weld Inspection
  • Brazing
  • Torch Straightening
  • Metal Shaping
  • Industrial Manufacturing

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