welder

Matrix Metal; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the metal industry is seeking a skilled welder to interpret specifications, operate various welding equipment, and ensure quality standards are met. The role requires physical stamina and efficient interpersonal skills in a fast-paced environment. Join a committed team dedicated to inclusivity and support for diverse backgrounds.

Qualifications

• 1 to less than 2 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Interpret welding process specifications.
• Operate manual, semi-automatic, or fully automated welding equipment.
• Examine welds to ensure they meet standards.

Skills

Efficient interpersonal skills

Organized

Team player

Hardworking

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

Minimum Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tasks

• Interpret welding process specifications
• Operate manual, semi-automatic, or fully automated welding equipment
• Read and interpret welding blueprints, drawings, specifications, manuals, and processes
• Examine welds to ensure they meet standards and 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
• Determine weldability of materials
• Operate pre-set welding machines to fabricate or repair metal parts and products
• Maintain and perform minor repairs on welding, brazing, and soldering equipment

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Physically demanding tasks
• Standing for extended periods
• Work under pressure
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal Suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Organized
• Team player
• Hardworking

Experience

• 1 to less than 2 years of relevant experience

Support for Persons with Disabilities

• Provide awareness training to create a welcoming environment for persons with disabilities
• Implement accessible and inclusive recruitment policies

Support for Newcomers and Refugees

• Recruit newcomers and refugees displaced by conflicts or natural disasters (e.g., Ukraine, Afghanistan)
• Assist with foreign credential recognition
• Provide diversity and cross-cultural training to foster an inclusive workplace

Support for Youths

• Offer awareness training to promote a welcoming environment for youth

Support for Veterans

• Provide awareness training to foster a welcoming environment for Veterans
• Offer flexible onboarding options to help Veterans adapt gradually
• Provide cultural competency training for all employees to support Indigenous workers

Support for Mature Workers

• Implement hiring policies that discourage age discrimination

Support for Visible Minorities

• Adopt hiring policies that prevent discrimination against visible minorities (e.g., anonymized applications)
• Provide diversity and cross-cultural training for an inclusive environment