Welder

FWS GROUP; Saskatoon; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking skilled Welders to join their dynamic team in Saskatoon. In this role, you will utilize your welding expertise and mechanical knowledge to ensure high-quality maintenance and repairs across various projects. The company fosters a collaborative environment where safety and efficiency are paramount, offering competitive benefits such as profit sharing and professional training. If you are a motivated individual with a passion for industrial maintenance and a commitment to excellence, this opportunity could be your next career step.

Benefits

Profit sharing

RRSPs

Benefits

Professional training

Qualifications

• Demonstrates honesty and integrity in all business interactions.
• Highly motivated with a positive attitude and ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Proficient in welding principles and safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Ensure mechanical tasks are completed timely and safely.
• Mentor junior workers and supervise laborers as needed.
• Maintain a clean and safe work area while using tools.

Skills

Welding

Mechanical troubleshooting

Safety practices

Team collaboration

Rod selection and pre-post heat theory

Education

CWB certification

Journeyman status

Apprenticeship program enrollment

Tools

Forklift

Skidsteer loader

Scissor lifts

Power tools

Welding and cutting equipment

Job description

KPIC Maintenance Services Inc. (a member of the FWS Group of Companies) specializing in industrial maintenance services, providing preventative and reactive solutions along with small project retrofits and expansions to our client’s facilities primarily in grain handling, feed mill and food processing.

To add to this expertise, we are recruiting for Welders for our Saskatoon, Yorkton, Regina, and Calgary locations to join our collaborative and team-focused organization.

We have a lot to offer you – profit sharing, RRSPs, benefits, professional training, just to name a few. Find out more about our benefits: FWS Benefits and Support.

As our Welder, you will ensure all assigned mechanical related tasks are completed in a timely and cost-effective manner with a high level of quality, using safe work practices acceptable to the customers’ satisfaction.

Position Overview:

• Utilizes safe work practices and promotes safety policies to others. Must maintain a clean and safe work area.
• Proficient in standards, codes, best practices, safe work policies and practices.
• Responsible for safe and conscientious use of equipment including forklift, skidsteer loader, scissor lifts, power tools along with proficiency in safe methods of hoisting and rigging at all times.
• Position flexibility, work alongside and support Millwrights & Electricians. Assist with mechanical equipment inspections, troubleshooting, repairing and preventative maintenance along with installations, dismantling, assembling as per manufacturer specifications and recommended standards. Perform welding duties as required, fabrication and field fit/repairs of equipment.
• Proficient in material take-offs, interpreting equipment and fabrication drawings, including providing accurate layout of the work and building to drawings and specifications. In addition, O+M Manuals to ensure correct maintenance and service has been provided.
• Accurately and effectively uses various types of welding and cutting equipment.
• Supervises laborers and resources as required for a specific task.
• Mentors and trains junior workers to develop trade-related skills.
• Ability to complete required daily paperwork with legible penmanship and to KPIC standard.
• Responsible for all company tools ensuring they are accounted for at the end of each day. Maintaining a clean tool trailer each and every day.

Qualifications Needed:

• Demonstrates honesty and integrity in all business interactions and strives to meet customer needs in a creative and safe manner.
• Highly motivated, positive attitude, pleasant demeanor with an ability to handle multiple time-sensitive tasks while working within a team environment and cross-functional departments as well as independently.
• Demonstrated welding aptitude, understands welding principles, including rod selection and pre-post heat theory. Inspection of welds and correct welds as necessary to meet quality specifications in addition to clean work area and equipment, grind or chip excess metal from welded products. CWB certification (flat minimum and/or all position preferred-SMAW process) considered an asset.
• B-Pressure considered an asset.
• Mechanical ability and knowledge such as troubleshooting skills, ability to assemble and commission mechanical systems in addition to understanding of multi hp industrial drives, shafts, bearings, and lubrication considered an asset.
• Ability to install, examine, diagnose, and adjust various types of industrial and mechanical equipment is an asset.
• Appropriate level of experience in industrial maintenance/service environment. Agricultural Industry experience considered an asset.
• Enrolled in Apprenticeship program. Journeyman status is an asset.
• Ability to work in cold & hot weather/environments and green/brown fields sites subject to grain dust.
• Required Safety tickets/training, minimally including a current First Aid Certificate, fall arrest, confined space, WHIMIS, CSTS will be considered an asset and preference will be shown towards candidates holding valid & current training. Proof of training may be requested.
• Holds no previous safety violation within the FWS Group of Companies.
• Perform other tasks as assigned.

Other Information:

• Valid class 5 driver’s license required with driver’s abstract.
• Candidate must be open and flexible to change, work during scheduled shutdowns, shifts, and, when necessary, overtime hours to accommodate scheduled maintenance of equipment.
• Position will involve occasional overnight trips and travel.