Metal Fabricator

**Work setting**:

- Urban area
- In shop

**Tasks**:

- Assemble and fit plates and sections to form structures
- Read and interpret blueprints
- Weld or bolt sections together
- 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**:

- Forklift Operator Certification
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Brakes and presses
- Computer numerical control (CNC) machines
- Cutting torches
- Drills
- Grinder
- Shears
- Saws

**Area of specialization**:

- Structural metal or steel

**Transportation/travel information**:

- Valid driver's licence
- Own transportation

**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Manual dexterity
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Attention to detail
- Fast-paced environment

**Own tools/equipment**:

- Steel-toed safety boots

**Personal suitability**:

- Efficient interpersonal skills
- 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 currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan

**Long term benefits**:

- Group insurance benefits
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)