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metal fabricator

  • Mississauga, ON, Canada

Full-time

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Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

  • Dusty

Work setting

  • Manufacture

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Determine materials required
  • Interpret engineering drawings and others’ instructions to plan methods and sequences of operation
  • Lay out reference points and patterns
  • Plan the sequence of tasks to cut metal most efficiently
  • Study engineering drawings and blueprints
  • Study engineering drawings and blueprints to determine material requirements
  • Assemble and fit plates and sections to form structures
  • Weld or bolt sections together
  • Set up and operate heavy-duty metal-working machines
  • Construct patterns and templates
  • Install fabricated components in final product
  • Rig, hoist and move materials to storage areas or within worksite

Experience and specialization

Welding techniques

  • MIG
  • TIG
  • Plasma ARC
  • ARC spot
  • Flux core arc welding (FCAW)
  • Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Brakes and presses
  • Cutting torches
  • Drills
  • Grinder
  • Shears
  • Use computer numerical control (CNC) machines
  • AutoCAD
  • Saws

Area of specialization

  • Structural metal or steel

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Physically demanding
  • Manual dexterity
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Attention to detail

Personal suitability

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Initiative
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Values and ethics
More about this job

Responsibilities

Interpret engineering drawings and instructions to plan fabrication methods, determine material requirements, and sequence metal-cutting tasks. Fabricate, assemble, weld, and install structural metal components, while operating metalworking equipment and moving materials around the worksite.

Requirements

Requires a secondary school graduation certificate and 2 to less than 3 years of experience. The role calls for welding and metalworking equipment experience, the ability to interpret engineering drawings, and physical capabilities including manual dexterity, coordination, and attention to detail.

Skills

  • Metal Fabrication
  • Interpret Engineering Drawings
  • Metal Cutting
  • Plate and Section Assembly
  • Welding
  • Metalworking Machine Operation
  • Pattern and Template Making
  • Component Installation
  • Rigging and Hoisting
  • MIG Welding
  • TIG Welding
  • Plasma Welding
  • Arc Welding
  • Flux-Cored Arc Welding
  • Gas Metal Arc Welding
  • CNC Machine Operation

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Categories

  • Trades
  • Manufacturing
  • Engineering

Keywords

  • Metal Fabrication
  • Structural Metal
  • Steel
  • Engineering Drawings
  • Blueprints
  • Material Requirements
  • Metal Cutting
  • Plate Assembly
  • Welding
  • MIG Welding
  • TIG Welding
  • Plasma Welding
  • Arc Welding
  • Spot Welding
  • Flux-Cored Arc Welding (FCAW)
  • Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)
  • Heavy-Duty Metalworking Machines
  • Brakes
  • Presses
  • Cutting Torches
  • Drills
  • Grinders
  • Shears
  • CNC Machines
  • AutoCAD
  • Saws
  • Rigging
  • Hoisting
  • Manufacturing

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