• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 32 to 44 hours per week
• Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
• Experience: 5 years or more
• or equivalent experience

Work setting

• Various locations
• 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
• 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
• Maintain and perform minor repairs on welding, brazing and soldering equipment

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Technical Standards Safety Authority (TSSA) Certification
• CAMC Aviation Welding Technician Certificate
• Pressure Welding Certification
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
• Welder Trade Red Seal Certificate
• Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
• Forklift Operator Certification

Type of materials

• Aluminum alloys
• Stainless steel
• Steel, iron and heavy metals

Welding techniques

• Oxy-acetylene welding (OAW)
• Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW)
• Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) (TIG)
• Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)
• Flux core arc welding (FCAW)
• Plasma arc welding (PAW)
• Multipass
• Boilers

Equipment and machinery experience

• Arc welding machine
• Butt or seam resistance welding machine
• Gas welding machine
• Spot welding machine

Area of specialization

• Custom fabrication
• Machinery or equipment repair
• Pressure vessels
• Structural construction
• Process piping

Security and safety

• Basic security clearance

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation
• Own vehicle
• Willing to travel
• Willing to travel for extended periods
• Valid driver's licence
• Travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Standing for extended periods

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Tools
• Steel-toed safety boots
• Hard hat
• Safety glasses/goggles
• Safety harness
• Gloves
• Mask
• Face shield
• Welding helmet

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Team player
• Punctuality
• Hardworking
• Resourcefulness

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
• Do you live near the job location?

Employment terms options

• Early morning

Employment terms options

• On call
• Weekend
• Overtime available

Workplace information

• Hybrid

Financial benefits

• Bonus
• Mileage paid

Long term benefits

• Maternity and parental benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Parking available

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees
• Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
• Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
• Does not require Canadian work experience