About us

Mainland Machinery Ltd is a small business in Abbotsford, BC. We are collaborative, engaging, and fast-paced, and our goal is to Provide quality structural steel projects to our clients, with safety and collaboration at the heart of it all..

Welder

Summary

Mainland Machinery services complete steel fabrication products and services for the energy, mining, ports & terminals and industrial agriculture industries. Year round full time work.

Offering benefits, Tool-Allowance, apprenticeship programs, and RRSP contributions, and a variety of interesting and challenging work. We are a growing and expanding company with career advancement prospects.

Safety

Required to wear appropriate PPE while on company sites.

Required to follow all safety requirements as per safety policies

No cell phone use during work hours. Permitted during breaks and lunch only.

Physically capable of lifting up to 50 pounds and recognizing the need for help

Duties Skills and Abilities

• C or B ticket

• Understanding of Welding distortion as well as pre and post heating

• Proficient in MCAW, FCAW, GMAW in and out of position welding

• Able to pass and hold a CWB certification.

Responsibilities

• Employee must possess the tools to do their job effectively

• Maintain a clean & safe work environment.

• Make use of welding screens when needed

• Ensure proper use of shop tools

• Must have the ability to read and understand shop drawings

• Comply with all Mainland Machinery safety regulations

• Interact well and work well with others

• Communicate any questions or concerns with the supervisor at all times.

• Monitor all welding processes, and to the best of his/her ability, negate any shrinkage and/or distortion to component being welded.

• Ensure all parts or components have been dimensionally checked and checked by quality control before and after welding.

• Ensure welded part/component is free of spatter, porosity, undercut etc….. All must be checked and approved before it is deemed completed

• Ensure parts/components are welded to the standard communicated to them or as stated on the drawings. (weld size, length of weld, areas to weld)

Work remotely

• No

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $28.00-$38.00 per hour

Additional pay:

• Overtime pay

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• RRSP match
• Vision care

Flexible language requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends
• Overtime

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Abbotsford, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Do you currently have a C-Level or higher Welding Certification?
• Do you currently have a Fabrication Red Seal?

Experience:

• Welding: 5 years (required)

Work Location: In person