Welder

superior truck & trailer repair services ltd; Oakville; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Superior Truck & Trailer Repair Services Ltd is seeking a skilled welder to join our permanent, on-site team in Oakville, Ontario. The role involves interpreting welding process specifications, operating manual and robotic welding equipment, and ensuring weld quality per drawings and standards.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent experience, 2–3 years in welding, and the ability to read welding blueprints.

Qualifications

• Secondary school graduation certificate or equivalent experience required.
• 2 years to less than 3 years of experience in welding preferred.
• Able to read welding blueprints and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Interpret welding process specifications.
• Operate welding equipment (manual, semi-automatic, robotic).
• Read blueprints and process manuals to ensure weld quality.

Skills

Manual dexterity

Attention to detail

Stand for extended periods

Reading welding blueprints

Education

Secondary school graduation certificate

Or equivalent experience

Tools

Arc welding machine

Soldering machine

Flame-cutting equipment

CAD

Job description

Durée de l'emploi: Permanent

Langue de travail: Anglais

Heures de travail: 30 hours per week

Education:

Expérience:

EDUCATION

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

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
• 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

TYPE OF MATERIALS

• Aluminum alloys
• Nickel alloys
• 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)
• Fusion welds
• Brazing and soldering
• ARC spot
• Robotic equipment and systems

EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY EXPERIENCE

• Arc welding machine
• Brazing machine
• Butt or seam resistance welding machine
• Gas welding machine
• Soldering machine
• Spot welding machine

AREA OF SPECIALIZATION

• Truck repair

TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL INFORMATION

• Public transportation is available

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

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

WEIGHT HANDLING

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

EXPERIENCE

• 2 years to less than 3 years