No degree, certificate or diploma
7 months to less than 1 year
Equipment and Machinery Experience
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- Soldering machine
- Gas welding machine
- Butt or seam resistance welding machine
- Brazing machine
- Arc welding machine
- Spot 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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- Custom fabrication
Weight Handling
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- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Welding Techniques
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- Resistance, spot or seam
- ARC spot
- Oxy-acetylene welding (OAW)
- Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) (TIG)
- Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW)
- Plasma arc welding (PAW)
- Brazing and soldering
- Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)
Work Setting
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- Manufacture
Specific Skills
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- Operate manual or semi-automatic flame-cutting equipment
- Operate manual or semi-automatic, fully automated welding equipment
- Operate brakes, shears and other metal shaping, straightening and bending machines
- Maintain and perform minor repairs on welding, brazing and soldering equipment
- Interpret welding process specifications
- Fit, braze and torch-straighten metal
- Determine weldability of materials
- Operate oxygen arc cutting equipment (arc-air), (AOC)
- Arrange for grinding or polishing of lenses or grind and polish lenses
Work Site Environment
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- Noisy
- Hot
Transportation/Travel Information
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- Own transportation
Type of Materials
- Stainless steel
- Non-metallic materials
- Aluminum alloys
- Copper and copper alloys
- Non-ferrous materials
- Steel, iron and heavy metals
