Welder

Fer-Pal Construction Ltd

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Salary

$42 to $45 per hour

Job Type

Permanent

Job Description

  • Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
  • Langue de travail: Anglais
  • Heures de travail: 40 to 50 hours per week
  • Education:
  • Expérience:

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • At heights
  • Dusty
  • Hot
  • Noisy
  • Odours
  • Dirty

Work setting

  • Industrial
  • Manufacture

Tasks

  • Interpret welding process specifications
  • Read and interpret welding blueprints, drawings specifications, manuals and processes
  • 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

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Occupational Health and Safety Certificate
  • First Aid Certificate
  • CPR Certificate
  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
  • Forklift Operator Certification

Type of materials

  • Aluminum alloys
  • Nickel alloys
  • Non-ferrous materials
  • Non-metallic 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)
  • Submerged arc welding (SAW)
  • Stud
  • Tubular
  • Welding plastic
  • Brazing and soldering
  • ARC spot
  • Boilers
  • Laser

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Arc welding machine
  • Brazing machine
  • Gas welding machine
  • Soldering machine
  • Electrical wiring devices

Area of specialization

  • Custom fabrication
  • Auto repair
  • Truck repair
  • Machinery or equipment repair
  • Pressure vessels
  • Large diameter pipelines
  • Structural construction
  • Factory assembly
  • Cast iron and other metals
  • Fencing, balconies, stairs and railings
  • Process piping

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation
  • Own vehicle
  • Willing to travel
  • Valid driver's licence
  • Travel expenses paid by employer
  • Public transportation is available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Manual dexterity
  • Attention to detail
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Standing for extended periods

Weight handling

  • Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)
  • Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)
  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
  • Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
  • More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

  • Tools
  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Gloves
  • Mask
  • Welding helmet

Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written 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?
  • Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting?

Employment terms options

  • Early morning
  • Evening
  • Flexible hours

Experience

  • 3 years to less than 5 years

Employment terms options

  • Morning
  • On call
  • Day
  • Weekend
  • Overtime required

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

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

Long term benefits

  • Long-term care insurance

Other benefits

  • Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP)
  • Free parking available
  • Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)

Support for youths

  • Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for mature workers

  • Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

  • Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities

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