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- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience level
- Mid-level · 2+ years
- Minimum education
- High school
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
- Seniority
- Entry level
Job summary
Interpret engineering drawings and instructions to plan fabrication methods, determine material requirements, and sequence metal-cutting tasks. Fabricate, assemble, weld, and install structural metal components, while operating metalworking equipment and moving materials around the worksite.
Job details
Overview Languages English Education Secondary (high) school graduation certificate Experience 2 years to less than 3 years On site Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely. Work site environment Dusty Work setting Manufacture Responsibilities Tasks Determine materials required Interpret engineering drawings and others’ instructions to plan methods and sequences of operation Lay out reference points and patterns Plan the sequence of tasks to cut metal most efficiently Study engineering drawings and blueprints Study engineering drawings and blueprints to determine material requirements Assemble and fit plates and sections to form structures 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 Experience and specialization Welding techniques MIG TIG Plasma ARC ARC spot Flux core arc welding (FCAW) Gas metal arc welding (GMAW) Equipment and machinery experience Brakes and presses Cutting torches Drills Grinder Shears Use computer numerical control (CNC) machines AutoCAD Saws Area of specialization Structural metal or steel Additional information Work conditions and physical capabilities Physically demanding Manual dexterity Hand-eye co-ordination Combination of sitting, standing, walking Attention to detail Personal suitability Efficient interpersonal skills Excellent oral communication Excellent written communication Initiative Organized Reliability Team player Values and ethics
What you’ll do
Interpret engineering drawings and instructions to plan fabrication methods, determine material requirements, and sequence metal-cutting tasks. Fabricate, assemble, weld, and install structural metal components, while operating metalworking equipment and moving materials around the worksite.
Requirements
Requires a secondary school graduation certificate and 2 to less than 3 years of experience. The role calls for welding and metalworking equipment experience, the ability to interpret engineering drawings, and physical capabilities including manual dexterity, coordination, and attention to detail.
Listed skills
- Engineering Drawings · Preferred
- materials · Preferred
- Communication · Preferred
- Manual dexterity · Preferred
- Attention to detail · Preferred
- AutoCAD · Preferred
- Control · Preferred
- coordination · Preferred
- English · Preferred
- Interpersonal · Preferred
- interpersonal skills · Preferred
- Organized · Preferred
Other relevant skills
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- Metal Fabrication
- Interpret Engineering Drawings
- Metal Cutting
- Plate and Section Assembly
- Welding
- Metalworking Machine Operation
- Pattern and Template Making
- Component Installation
- Rigging and Hoisting
- MIG Welding
- TIG Welding
- Plasma Welding
- Arc Welding
- Flux-Cored Arc Welding
- Gas Metal Arc Welding
- CNC Machine Operation
Job areas
- Trades
- Manufacturing
- Engineering