No degree, certificate or diploma
5 years or more
Equipment and Machinery Experience
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- Gas welding machine
- Arc welding machine
Additional Skills
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- Read and interpret welding blueprints, drawings specifications, manuals and processes
- Examine welds and ensure that they meet standards and/or specifications
Area of Specialization
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- Large diameter pipelines
- Structural construction
Weight Handling
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- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Welding Techniques
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- Resistance, spot or seam
- Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW)
- Stud
- Multipass
- Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)
Work Setting
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- Residential
- Commercial
Specific Skills
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- Operate manual or semi-automatic flame-cutting equipment
- Maintain and perform minor repairs on welding, brazing and soldering equipment
- Fit, braze and torch-straighten metal
- Determine weldability of materials
- Operate oxygen arc cutting equipment (arc-air), (AOC)
- Operate previously set-up welding machines to fabricate or repair metal parts and products
Own Tools/Equipment
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- Steel-toed safety boots
Work Site Environment
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- Confined spaces
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Noisy
- Odours
- Dusty
- Hot
- Cold/refrigerated
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
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- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Sitting
- Standing for extended periods
Work Location Information
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- Various locations
- Relocation costs covered by employer
Type of Materials
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- Steel, iron and heavy metals
Personal Suitability
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Team player
