Welder
- Hamilton, ON, Canada
Wage: $22.00-$33.00/Hour · Full-time
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Job details
- Pay
- Wage: $22.00-$33.00/Hour
- Job type
- Full-time
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- Experience
- Minimum 3 years of welding structural steel experience.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Walters Group is a family-owned steel construction company that designs, fabricates, and constructs unique and complex commercial and industrial projects throughout North America. With over 65 years of experience, Walters ensures high quality results through our passion and commitment to every project. Our head office is located in Hamilton and we have multiple fabrication plants in Hamilton, Stoney Creek and Princeton. As Walters grows and expands into new markets, we are seeking to welcome aspiring and driven individuals to our team who share our passion, vision, and values.
At Walters, we build history, and we are incredibly proud of our projects, to name a few - Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, ON, the Burgoyne Bridge in St. Catharines, ON, The Bow in Calgary, AB, and the Canadian Museum of Human Rights in Winnipeg, MB.
We're consistently ranked among the best companies to work for, including Canada's Best Managed and Great Place to Work Certified. We're committed to supporting and developing our teams. We also ensure a positive, safe, collaborative work environment with ample personal and career development opportunities.
If you want to be a part of our team – read on and apply. Even if you feel like you don’t meet all criteria, please give it a shot, and still apply.
Vacancy type: This posting is for an existing vacancy.
About The Position
Reporting to the Team Leader, the Welder will be responsible for but not limited to:
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At Walters, we build history, and we are incredibly proud of our projects, to name a few - Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, ON, the Burgoyne Bridge in St. Catharines, ON, The Bow in Calgary, AB, and the Canadian Museum of Human Rights in Winnipeg, MB.
We're consistently ranked among the best companies to work for, including Canada's Best Managed and Great Place to Work Certified. We're committed to supporting and developing our teams. We also ensure a positive, safe, collaborative work environment with ample personal and career development opportunities.
If you want to be a part of our team – read on and apply. Even if you feel like you don’t meet all criteria, please give it a shot, and still apply.
Vacancy type: This posting is for an existing vacancy.
About The Position
Reporting to the Team Leader, the Welder will be responsible for but not limited to:
- Assembling and welding Structural Steel.
- Rig, hoist and move materials to and from workstation. Performs crane checks daily prior to use to ensure the crane is in working condition, if applicable.
- Lay out reference points and symbols on the structural steel according to the blueprint.
- Operate welding equipment to fuse metal segments using processes such as flux-cored arc welding.
- Set up and operate various equipment such as torches, drills, various clamping tools, squares, disc grinders and other hand held tools.
- Ensure safe work practices are adhered to and appropriate PPE is worn at all times.
- Mentors apprentices and junior welders by sharing knowledge and safe work practices.
- Hamilton Facility.
- Minimum 3 years of welding structural steel experience.
- Completion of three year apprenticeship program in Metal Fabrication or Welding is an asset.
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints and weld symbols.
- Ability to read a tape measure in both metric and imperial.
- Ability to operate overhead cranes.
- Ability to weld with Fluxcore and Metalcore (FCAW/MCAW).
- Knowledge of Health and Safety procedures.
- A team player, who can interrelate and operate effectively with peers and other associates within a collegial, yet demanding, work environment.
- Organization Skills and the ability to be flexible in managing changing priorities.
- Communication skills – both written and oral.
- Attention to detail and high level of accuracy.
- Analytical and problem solving skills.
- Wage: $22.00-$33.00/Hour
- Vacation.
- Paid sick and Bereavement leaves.
- Flexible extended health and dental care packages.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- RRSP Matching.
- Profit Sharing.
- Employee Family Scholarship Program.
- Tuition support (Apprentice, Continued Education)
- Values in Action (ViA)- participating in charity events coordinated by employees. As well as team bonding activities.
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Responsibilities
Assemble and weld structural steel, interpret blueprints and weld symbols, and move materials using rigging, hoisting, and crane equipment. Follow safe work practices, inspect cranes when applicable, and mentor apprentices and junior welders.
Requirements
Requires at least three years of structural steel welding experience, the ability to read blueprints and weld symbols, and proficiency with flux-core and metal-core welding. Candidates must be able to operate overhead cranes, read metric and imperial tape measures, follow health and safety procedures, and work effectively with a team; a three-year metal fabrication or welding apprenticeship is an asset.
Skills
- Structural Steel Welding
- Flux-Cored Arc Welding
- Metal-Cored Arc Welding
- Blueprint Reading
- Weld Symbol Interpretation
- Overhead Crane Operation
- Rigging and Hoisting
- Tape Measure Reading
- Metal Fabrication
- Welding Equipment Operation
- Health and Safety Practices
- Mentoring
- Organization
- Communication
- Attention to Detail
- Problem Solving
Benefits
- Vacation
- Paid Sick Leave
- Paid Bereavement Leave
- Flexible Extended Health and Dental Care
- Employee Assistance Program
- RRSP Matching
- Profit Sharing
- Employee Family Scholarship Program
- Tuition Support
- Charity Events
- Team-Building Activities
Visa sponsorship
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- Trades
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Structural Steel
- Welding
- Flux-Cored Arc Welding
- Metal-Cored Arc Welding
- Blueprints
- Weld Symbols
- Metal Fabrication
- Apprenticeship
- Overhead Cranes
- Rigging
- Hoisting
- Welding Equipment
- Torches
- Drills
- Clamping Tools
- Squares
- Disc Grinders
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Health and Safety
- Metric Measurements
- Imperial Measurements
- Crane Inspections
- Mentoring
- Construction
- Fabrication