Platework Fitter

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 60 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 5 years or more
- or equivalent experience
**Work site environment**:

- Noisy
- At heights
- Cold/refrigerated
- Dusty
- Hot
- Outdoors
**Work setting**:

- Remote location
- Rural area
- Various locations
**Tasks**:

- Lay out reference points and patterns
- Assemble and fit plates and sections to form structures
- Read and interpret blueprints
- Weld or bolt sections together
- Construct patterns and templates
- Install fabricated components in final product
- Rig, hoist and move materials to storage areas or within worksite
- Study engineering drawings and blueprints, determine the materials required, and plan the sequence of tasks to cut metal most efficiently
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Brakes and presses
- Cutting torches
- Drills
- Grinder
- Shears
- Saws
**Area of specialization**:

- Structural metal or steel
- Platework
- Pressure vessels
- Tanks
- Boilers
**Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
- Drug test
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Willing to travel
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Manual dexterity
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Attention to detail
- Overtime required
**Own tools/equipment**:

- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
**Personal suitability**:

- Excellent oral communication
- Initiative
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
**Green job**:

- Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
**Financial benefits**:

- Gasoline paid
**Long term benefits**:

- Group insurance benefits
**Other benefits**:

- Learning/training paid by employer
- On-site housing options
- Travel insurance