Welder

Job Description

LMIA Status: Pending LMIA

GTB Truck Centre Inc. has applied for a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) and will be ready to extend an offer to a foreign worker once the application is approved.

Languages

• English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years

On site

• Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Outdoors

• Dusty

• Hot

• Noisy

• Odours

Work setting

• Commercial

• Industrial

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

• Determine weldability of materials

• 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

Type of materials

• Aluminum alloys

• Copper and copper alloys

• Plasma coatings

• Stainless steel

• Steel, iron and heavy metals

Welding techniques

• Resistance, spot or seam

• Oxy-acetylene welding (OAW)

• Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW)

• Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)

Equipment and machinery experience

• Arc welding machine

• Brazing machine

• Gas welding machine

• Soldering machine

Area of specialization

• Custom fabrication

• Auto repair

• Truck repair

• Machinery or equipment repair

• Cast iron and other metals

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment

• Repetitive tasks

• Handling heavy loads

• Physically demanding

• Manual dexterity

• Attention to detail

• Hand-eye co-ordination

• Sitting

• Standing for extended periods

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

• Hard hat

• Safety glasses/goggles

• Safety harness

• Gloves

• Mask

• Face shield

• Welding helmet

Personal suitability

• Flexibility

• Organized

• Team player

• Hardworking