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welder operator
- Calgary, AB, Canada
Full-time
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- Job type
- Full-time
- Closing date
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
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Overview
Languages
English
Education
Experience an asset
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting
Tasks
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
Type of materials
Transportation/travel information
Health benefits
Languages
English
Education
- Other trades certificate or diploma
- or equivalent experience
Experience an asset
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting
- 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
- 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
- Welding experience
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
Type of materials
- Aluminum alloys
- Steel, iron and heavy metals
- Resistance, spot or seam
- Oxy-acetylene welding (OAW)
- Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW)
- Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)
- Flux core arc welding (FCAW)
- Submerged arc welding (SAW)
- Fusion welds
- Tubular
- Spool
- Multipass
- Keyhole
- Arc welding machine
- Butt or seam resistance welding machine
- Gas welding machine
- Spot welding machine
- Custom fabrication
- Factory assembly
- Cast iron and other metals
Transportation/travel information
- Public transportation is available
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Standing for extended periods
- More than 45 kg (100 lbs)
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Gloves
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Team player
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Free parking available
More about this job
Responsibilities
The welder operator is responsible for interpreting blueprints and specifications to operate manual or automated welding and metal-shaping equipment. They must also examine finished welds to ensure they meet quality standards and perform maintenance on welding machinery.
Requirements
Candidates must possess a trades certificate or diploma and have a valid WHMIS certificate. The role requires physical stamina, including the ability to handle loads over 45 kg and stand for extended periods.
Skills
- Welding
- Blueprint reading
- Flame-cutting
- Metal shaping
- Brazing
- Soldering
- Hoisting
- Lifting equipment
- WHMIS
- SMAW
- GMAW
- FCAW
- SAW
- OAW
- Metal fabrication
- Manual dexterity
Benefits
- Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Free parking
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Manufacturing
- Trades
- Engineering
Keywords
- Welder operator
- Manufacturing
- Blueprints
- Flame-cutting
- Metal shaping
- Brazing
- Soldering
- WHMIS
- Aluminum alloys
- Steel
- Iron
- Resistance welding
- Oxy-acetylene welding
- SMAW
- GMAW
- FCAW
- SAW
- Fusion welds
- Custom fabrication
- Factory assembly
- Arc welding
- Spot welding
- Hoisting
- Lifting equipment
- Manual dexterity
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Heavy loads
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Welding specifications
- Metal bending