Welder / Fitter
- Mississauga, ON, Canada
$25 to $45 CAD / hour · Full-time
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Job details
- Pay
- $25 to $45 CAD / hour
- Job type
- Full-time
- Apply by
- Experience
- Experience: Minimum 5 years of related experience in welding, manufacturing, and metal fitting.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Position Overview
We are seeking a skilled and dedicated Welder / Fitter to join our fast-paced team.
In this role, you will manufacture and fabricate finished metal products, interpret blueprints, and perform high-quality welding across various positions and materials.
Key Responsibilities
We are seeking a skilled and dedicated Welder / Fitter to join our fast-paced team.
In this role, you will manufacture and fabricate finished metal products, interpret blueprints, and perform high-quality welding across various positions and materials.
Key Responsibilities
- Fabrication & Assembly: Read and interpret fabrication blueprints, schematics, and drawings of large complicated fabrications. Lay out, position, align, and secure parts prior to welding using measuring tools like squares, calipers, and rulers.
- Welding Operations: Perform MIG, TIG welding on mild steel, and other alloys in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
- Quality & Testing: Conduct tests and inspections to evaluate weld quality, check tolerances, and ensure compliance with specifications using straightedges and templates.
- Equipment Maintenance: Perform basic maintenance, troubleshoot breakdowns, and maintain tools and welding equipment.
- Safety & Compliance: Maintain a safe work environment, adhere to all company health and safety regulations, and properly use required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
- Experience: Minimum 5 years of related experience in welding, manufacturing, and metal fitting.
- Education: College or technical trade school diploma in welding is required. CWB certification is highly preferred.
- Technical Skills:
- Proficient in reading and understanding blueprints, engineering schematics, and work orders.
- Strong knowledge of MIG, TIG (GTAW).
- Needs to understand heat distribution in reference to distortion of product.
- Solid mathematical aptitude, problem-solving skills, and manual dexterity.
- Communication: Good verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Physical Requirements: Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, stand for extended periods, and handle heavy loads (up to 50 lbs) in a physically demanding shop environment.
- Environment: Noisy, dusty, fast-paced shop/plant environment with potential for overtime as required.
- Benefits: Benefits after probation period.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Interpret blueprints and work orders, measure and position components, and fabricate and assemble metal products using MIG and TIG welding. Inspect welds and tolerances, maintain equipment, troubleshoot issues, and follow workplace safety requirements.
Requirements
Requires at least five years of welding, manufacturing, and metal-fitting experience, plus a college or technical trade school diploma in welding; CWB certification is highly preferred. Candidates should be proficient in blueprint interpretation and MIG/TIG welding, understand heat-related product distortion, communicate in English, and be able to work independently and handle physical demands.
Skills
- Blueprint Reading
- Metal Fabrication
- Metal Fitting
- MIG Welding
- TIG Welding
- Weld Inspection
- Measuring and Layout
- Equipment Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Heat Distribution and Distortion Control
- Mathematical Aptitude
- Problem-Solving
- Manual Dexterity
- Safety Compliance
- Communication
Benefits
- Benefits After Probation Period
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Trades
- Manufacturing
- Construction
- Engineering
Keywords
- Welding
- Welder/Fitter
- Metal Fabrication
- Metal Fitting
- MIG Welding
- TIG Welding
- GTAW
- Mild Steel
- Alloys
- Blueprints
- Engineering Schematics
- Work Orders
- Fabrication Drawings
- Weld Inspection
- Quality Testing
- Tolerances
- CWB Certification
- Heat Distribution
- Product Distortion
- Squares
- Calipers
- Rulers
- Straightedges
- Templates
- Equipment Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Health and Safety
- Construction
- Manufacturing