Welder
MERIDIAN MARINE INDUSTRIES INC
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
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
- At heights
- Cold/refrigerated
- Confined spaces
- Hot
- Odours
- Dirty
Work setting
- Industrial
- Manufacture
- Marine
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
- 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
Experience and specialization
Welding techniques
- Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)
Equipment and machinery experience
- Arc welding machine
- Soldering machine
- Spot welding machine
Area of specialization
- Custom fabrication
- Marine repair
- Shipbuilding and repair
- Large diameter pipelines
- Factory assembly
- Process piping
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Public transportation is available
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- 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)
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Organized
- Team player
Benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Other benefits
Employment groups
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
Supports for visible minorities
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities