Fabrication Welder in Dartmouth

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• At heights
• Cold/refrigerated
• Confined spaces
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Odours
• Dirty

Work setting

• Relocation costs not covered by employer
• Commercial
• 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
• Computer-aided design (CAD)
• 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
• 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
• Copper and copper alloys
• Magnesium alloys
• Nickel alloys
• Non-ferrous materials
• Stainless steel
• Steel, iron and heavy metals
• Titanium and special alloys

Welding techniques

• Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW)
• Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) (TIG)
• Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)
• Flux core arc welding (FCAW)
• Multipass
• Brazing and soldering
• Boilers

Equipment and machinery experience

• Arc welding machine
• Gas welding machine

Area of specialization

• Custom fabrication
• Truck repair
• Machinery or equipment repair
• Pressure vessels
• Structural construction
• Cast iron and other metals
• Fencing, balconies, stairs and railings

Additional information

Security and safety

• Basic security clearance

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver’s licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Weight handling

• More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Tools
• Steel-toed safety boots
• Hard hat
• Mask
• Face shield
• Welding helmet

Personal suitability

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

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance
• Pension plan
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Other benefits