Job details
- JobBank Id: 42603753
- JobSeekr Id: 325604
- Welder
- Middleton, NS
- 11 Freeman Street
- Full time
- Nova Millwrights Limited
- $18.00 to $32.00
- 40 hours per week
Overview
Languages
English
Education
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Other trades certificate or diploma - or equivalent experience
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
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Confined spaces
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Odours
- Dirty
Work setting
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
- Industrial
- Manufacture
Responsibilities
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
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- First Aid Certificate
- Pressure Welding Certification
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
- Welder Trade Red Seal Certificate
- Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
- Forklift Operator Certification
Experience and specialization
Type of materials
- Aluminum alloys
- Non-ferrous materials
- Stainless steel
- Steel, iron and heavy metals
Welding techniques
- Resistance, spot or seam
- 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)
- Brazing and soldering
- Boilers
Equipment and machinery experience
- Arc welding machine
- Brazing machine
- Gas welding machine
- Soldering machine
Area of specialization
- Custom fabrication
- Truck repair
- Machinery or equipment repair
- Structural construction
- Cast iron and other metals
Additional information
Security and safety
- Bondable
- Basic security clearance
- Criminal record check
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
- Willing to travel
- Valid driver’s licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Standing for extended periods
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 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
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- As per collective agreement
- Bonus
- Group insurance benefits
- Pension plan
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
Long term benefits
- Long-term care insurance
Other benefits
- Other benefits