Automatic Welding Machine Operator

Steelcon; Welland; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fabrication company in Niagara Region seeks a full-time welder. The ideal candidate must have a high school diploma and at least 1-2 years of relevant experience in welding with a WHMIS Certificate. Responsibilities include operating both manual and automated welding equipment while ensuring high-quality standards. This role requires effective communication and teamwork. The company provides a competitive hourly wage and benefits including group insurance and a retirement savings plan.

Benefits

Group insurance benefits

Life insurance

Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Free parking available

Qualifications

• 1 year to less than 2 years of experience in welding.
• WHMIS Certificate is required.
• Experience working with steel, iron, and heavy metals.

Responsibilities

• Interpret welding process specifications.
• Operate manual or automated welding equipment.
• Read and interpret welding blueprints and manuals.
• Examine welds to ensure they meet standards.
• Operate welding and cutting equipment.

Skills

Client focus

Flexible

Team player

Organized

Punctuality

Hardworking

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

Arc welding machine

Gas welding machine

Steel-toed safety boots

Job description

Posted onFebruary 09, 2026 by a licensed third-party for Employer details Steelcon

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Job details

• Salary 36.00 hourly / 30 to 40 hours per week
• Terms of employment Permanent employment Full time
• Early morning, Day, Evening, Night, Weekend, Overtime available
• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

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

• At heights
• Dusty
• Hot
• Odours

Work setting

• Willing to relocate
• Manufacture
• Maintenance
• Fabrication

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
• 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
• Start up, shut down, adjust and monitor robotic welding production line
• Maintain and perform minor repairs on welding, brazing and soldering equipment

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Experience and specialization

Type of materials

• Steel, iron and heavy metals

Welding techniques

Equipment and machinery experience

• Arc welding machine
• Gas welding machine

Area of specialization

• Custom fabrication
• Structural construction

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Physically demanding
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Standing for extended periods

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Team player
• Punctuality
• Hardworking
• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Other benefits

• Free parking available

Who can apply for this job?

The employer accepts applications from:

• Canadian citizens and permanent or temporary residents of Canada
• other candidates, with or without a valid Canadian work permit

Advertised until

2026-03-02

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