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Welder-fitter

  • Barrie, ON, Canada

Full-time

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Job type
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Working hours
40 to 44 hours per week
Posting language
English
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Original job description

  • Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
  • Langue de travail: Anglais
  • Heures de travail: 40 to 44 hours per week
  • Education:
  • Expérience:

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • 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

Experience

  • 5 years or more

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
More about this job

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 metal fitting, brazing, shaping, and straightening tasks.

Requirements

A secondary school graduation certificate or equivalent experience is specified, along with at least five years of experience. Candidates should be able to work in physically demanding, fast-paced industrial environments and bring their own transportation and specified safety equipment.

Skills

  • Welding
  • Welding Blueprint Interpretation
  • Weld Inspection
  • 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 Shaping and Bending
  • Brazing
  • Torch Straightening
  • Material Weldability Assessment
  • Hoisting and Lifting Equipment Operation
  • Custom Fabrication
  • 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 Specifications
  • Welding Blueprints
  • Manual Welding Equipment
  • Semi-Automatic Welding Equipment
  • Automated Welding Equipment
  • Arc Welding Machine
  • SMAW
  • GTAW
  • TIG
  • GMAW
  • FCAW
  • Multipass Welding
  • Flame Cutting
  • Oxygen Arc Cutting
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Nickel Alloys
  • Non-Ferrous Materials
  • Stainless Steel
  • Steel and Iron
  • Metal Shaping
  • Brazing
  • Torch Straightening
  • Hoisting Equipment
  • Custom Fabrication
  • Machinery Repair
  • Structural Construction
  • Factory Assembly
  • Ornamental Work
  • Industrial Manufacturing

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