Fabricator, Metal

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
- Experience: 5 years or more
- or equivalent experience
**Work site environment**:

- Noisy
**Work setting**:

- In shop
**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
- Set up and operate heavy-duty metal-working machines
- 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
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Metal Fabricator Trade Certification
- Metal Fabricator (Fitter) Red Seal Certificate
- Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
- Forklift Operator Certification
**Welding techniques**:

- MIG
- TIG
- Flux core arc welding (FCAW)
- Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

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

- Structural metal or steel
- Platework
- Bridges
- Tanks
**Security and safety**:

- Driver's validity licence check
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Valid driver's licence
- Own transportation
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

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

- Steel-toed safety boots
- Gloves
- Hard hat
- Welding helmet
**Personal suitability**:

- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
**Long term benefits**:

- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Long-term care insurance