Welder
Welders use welding equipment to fuse materials together in a manufacturing setting, including both metals and non-metals.
JOB DUTIES
Read and interpret blueprints or welding process specifications
Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments using processes such as gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), gas metal arc welding (GMAW), flux-cored arc welding (FCAW), plasma arc welding (PAW), shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), oxy-acetylene welding (OAW), resistance welding and submerged arc welding (SAW)
Operate manual or semi-automatic flame-cutting equipment
Operate brazing and soldering equipment
Operate metal shaping machines such as brakes, shears and other metal straightening and bending machines
Repair worn parts of metal products by welding on extra layers.
REQUIRMENTS
Completion of secondary school is usually required.
Completion of an apprenticeship program or equivalent experience in the trade.
Some experience may be required.