Welder-Fitter
- Barrie, ON, Canada
Full-time
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Position Overview
We are hiring experienced Welder-Fitters to join our shop. In this role, you will interpret drawings and specifications, fit and weld components using a variety of techniques and materials, and help fabricate and repair custom metal parts and products to a high standard of quality and precision.
Responsibilities
- Interpret welding process specifications
- Operate manual, semi-automatic, and fully automated welding equipment
- Read and interpret welding blueprints, drawings, specifications, manuals, and processes
- Examine welds and ensure they meet required standards and 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 the weldability of materials
- Operate hoisting and lifting equipment
- Operate previously set-up welding machines to fabricate or repair metal parts and products
Experience & Specialization
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 welding
Equipment & Machinery Experience:
- Arc welding machine
Areas of Specialization:
- Custom fabrication
- Structural construction
- Factory assembly
- Ornamental work
Requirements
- Basic security clearance
- Own transportation required
- Own tools required, including:
- Standard hand tools
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Welding helmet
Work Conditions & Physical Requirements
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding work
- Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
- Ability to handle heavy loads (up to 23 kg / 50 lbs)
Personal Suitability
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral and written communication
- Flexible and adaptable
- Organized
- Team player
- Punctual and reliable
- Hardworking
More about this job
Responsibilities
Interpret welding specifications and technical drawings, then fit, weld, and fabricate or repair metal components using manual, semi-automatic, and automated equipment. Inspect welds for compliance with quality standards and operate cutting, shaping, and lifting equipment as needed.
Requirements
Candidates need a basic security clearance, their own transportation, and their own tools, including standard hand tools, steel-toed boots, and a welding helmet. The role requires experience with multiple metals and welding techniques, physical stamina, attention to detail, communication skills, adaptability, organization, and reliability.
Skills
- Blueprint Interpretation
- Welding
- Metal Fabrication
- Weld Inspection
- Flame Cutting
- Metal Shaping
- Brazing
- Torch Straightening
- Oxygen Arc Cutting
- Material Weldability Assessment
- Hoisting and Lifting Equipment Operation
- SMAW
- GTAW/TIG
- GMAW
- FCAW
- Multipass Welding
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Keywords
- Welder-Fitter
- Welding Process Specifications
- Welding Blueprints
- Custom Metal Fabrication
- Metal Repair
- Weld Quality Standards
- Manual Welding Equipment
- Semi-Automatic Welding Equipment
- Automated Welding Equipment
- Flame-Cutting Equipment
- Brakes
- Shears
- Metal Shaping Machines
- Brazing
- Torch Straightening
- Oxygen Arc Cutting
- Arc-Air Cutting
- Weldability Assessment
- Hoisting Equipment
- Lifting Equipment
- Aluminum Alloys
- Nickel Alloys
- Non-Ferrous Materials
- Stainless Steel
- Steel and Iron
- SMAW
- GTAW/TIG
- GMAW
- FCAW
- Structural Construction