Fabricator

**Position Overview**:
**Responsibilities and Accountabilities**:

- Position, align, fit, and weld parts to form complete units or subunits, following blueprints and layout specifications, and using jigs, welding torches, and hand tools.
- Verify conformance of work pieces to specifications, using squares, rulers, and measuring tapes.
- Lay-out and examine metal stock or work pieces to be processed to ensure that specifications are met.
- Align and fit parts according to specifications, using jacks, turnbuckles, wedges, drift pins, pry bars, and hammers.
- Lift or move materials and finished products, using large cranes.
- Locate and mark work piece bending and cutting lines, allowing for stock thickness, machine and welding shrinkage, and other component specifications.
- Position or tighten braces, jacks, clamps, ropes, or bolt straps, or bolt parts in position for welding or riveting.
- Study engineering drawings and blueprints to determine materials requirements and task sequences.
- May be called upon as a resource for quoting new work.
- Set up and operate fabricating machines, such as saws, press brakes, rolls, roll former, shears, flame cutters, grinders, and drill presses, to bend, cut, form, punch, drill, or otherwise form and assemble metal components.
- Hammer, chip, and grind work pieces to cut, bend, and straighten metal.
- Smooth work piece edges and fix taps, tubes, and valves.
- Design and construct templates and fixtures, using hand tools.
- Straighten warped or bent parts, using sledges, hand torches, or straightening presses.
- Remove high spots and cut bevels, using hand files, portable grinders, and cutting torches.
- Locates and marks bending and cutting lines onto work piece.
- Verifies conformance of work piece to specifications, using square, ruler, and measuring tape.
- Fabricate and assemble sheet metal products.

**Administration**
- Maintains an acceptable level of performance by following established policies and procedures, and participating in continuous improvement efforts by supporting and implementing new ideas.
- Sets a positive example by maintaining a respective attitude, cooperating with co-workers, management, and internal and external customers.
- Be a productive team member and help to meet established departmental and Company goals.
- Wears appropriate personal protective equipment at all times when required
- Report any personal workplace injuries to direct supervisor immediately.
- Report safety issues to direct supervisor or EHS Manager as soon as possible.
- Responsible for knowing where non-hazardous waste collection containers are located and for putting non-hazardous/hazardous wastes in appropriate containers.
- Report to work for your regularly scheduled shifts on time and ready to work.
- Follow all company policies and health and safety procedures.
- Effectively gives and receives feedback and willingly asks questions and seeks direction when needed.
- May work any and all shifts/days as required and may be asked to work between ADJ facilities.
- Willingly accepts responsibility of sharing skills and knowledge with other employees.
- Perform all other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

**Qualifications**:

- Must meet the requirements of the Canadian Controlled Goods Security Assessment Application as per Section 15 of the Controlled Goods Regulations, SOR/2001-32.
- College/vocational or technical training in a mechanical discipline.
- Previous welding experience with associated certificates an asset.
- Minimum 5 years experience working in a manufacturing environment. Steel manufacturing an asset.
- Experience performing set-ups and operating fabrication machines such as brakes, rolls, shears, flame cutters.
- Required to pass employer weld test to meet standards of welding requirements.
- Experience using lifting devices (cranes and fork-lifts).

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $20.00-$28.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Discounted or free food
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

- English not required

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

Work Location: In person