Fabricator, Metal

**Work Site Environment**:

- Noisy

**Work Setting**:

- In shop
- 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
- Set up and operate heavy-duty metal-working machines
- 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

**Welding Techniques**:

- MIG
- 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

**Security and Safety**:

- Driver's validity licence check

**Transportation/Travel Information**:

- Valid driver's licence
- Willing to travel

**Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities**:

- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Attention to detail
- Overtime required

**Own Tools/Equipment**:

- Steel-toed safety boots
- Welding helmet

**Personal Suitability**:

- Team player

**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Health care plan

**Other benefits**:

- Free parking available