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Welders operate welding equipment to weld ferrous and non-ferrous metals. This unit group also includes machine operators who operate previously set up production welding, brazing and soldering equipment. They are employed by companies that manufacture structural steel and platework, boilers, heavy machinery, aircraft and ships and other metal products, and by welding contractors and welding shops, or they may be self-employed.
Completion of a three-year apprenticeship program or A combination of over three years of work experience in the trade and some college or industry courses in welding is usually required to be eligible for trade certification.
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Additional Skills
- Supervise other workers
- Read and interpret welding blueprints, drawings specifications, manuals and processes
- Operate CAD systems
- Make shop sketches
- Layout patterns
- Instruct apprentices
- Examine welds and ensure that they meet standards and/or specifications
- Polish sheet metal
Specific Skills
- Spray welds
- Select filler rods
- Operate manual or semi-automatic flame-cutting equipment
- Operate manual or semi-automatic, fully automated welding equipment
- Operate hoisting and lifting equipment
- Operate drill presses
- Operate brakes, shears and other metal shaping, straightening and bending machines
- Maintain and perform minor repairs on welding, brazing and soldering equipment
- Interpret welding process specifications
- Fit, braze and torch-straighten metal
- Determine weldability of materials
- Operate oxygen arc cutting equipment (arc-air), (AOC)
- Perform post welding heat treatment
- Operate previously set-up welding machines to fabricate or repair metal parts and products
- Operate previously set-up brazing or soldering machines to bond metal or to fill holes, indentations and seams of metal
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Handling heavy loads
- Manual dexterity
- Hand-eye co-ordination
Own Tools/Equipment
- Tools
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Safety harness
- Gloves
- Mask
- Face shield
- Welding helmet