Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
7 months to less than 1 year
Work site environment
- Cold/refrigerated
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Odours
Work setting
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Build staging or erect scaffolding for heavy metalworking jobs
- Check products for correct shapes, dimensions and other specifications
- Clean and lubricate machinery and equipment
- Cut, bend, roll, ream, punch, drill, weld or otherwise shape and form metal stock into parts or products
- Document work completed
- Investigate problems to fix or make minor repair
- Lay out, set up and operate one or more light or heavy metalworking machines
- Operate gas or oil fired furnace to heat metal to proper temperatures prior to forging
- Operate machines or equipment which weld, solder, bolt, screw or rivet metal parts together
- Operate presses or other forging machines to perform hot or cold forging to shape or form metal
- Place metal pieces in furnace
- Position and adjust dies on anvil of forging machinery
- Position heated or cooled metal pieces on die of press or other forging machinery
- Read and interpret specifications or follow verbal instructions
- Remove metal pieces from furnace when colour or metal indicates proper forging temperature
- Select and transport material to work area manually or using crane or hoist
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Fast-paced environment
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Handling heavy loads
- Manual dexterity
- Overtime required
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Sitting
- Standing for extended periods
- Work under pressure
Weight handling
Personal suitability
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player
Who can apply to this job?
The employer accepts applications from:
- Canadian citizens and permanent or temporary residents of Canada.
- Other candidates with or without a valid Canadian work permit.
