About the Company
Our client is a dynamic company with more than 20 years of experience in metal processing and the custom fabrication of oversized components made of steel or other metals, such as silos, tanks, industrial furnaces, condensers, cyclones, as well as other welded and fabricated structures and more.
Job Description
The Welding-Fitter Team Leader (evening shift) will be responsible for supervising and assisting a small, autonomous team of 4 to 5 welders on the evening shift. This is a shop-floor position—not an office role—in which the incumbent performs quality welding while serving as a resource person for interpreting plans and drawings and answering the team’s questions.
Benefits Offered
Key Responsibilities
- Perform quality welding and all of the team’s welding and fitting operations (steel or stainless steel, heavy-gauge plates)
- Act as the floor leader and resource person to guide, support and assist the 4 to 5 welders on the evening shift
- Help colleagues interpret plans, production drawings and technical notes (team members are autonomous but often need support with blueprint reading)
- Read and interpret plans, including drawings and notes in English (an asset), as well as various production documents
- Follow health and safety standards and comply with environmental standards
- Perform work in compliance with the specified quality standards and inspect parts in collaboration with Quality Assurance
- Master the FCAW, GMAW, GTAW, SAW, SMAW and OAW welding processes, as well as TIG alloy welding, plasma arc cutting (PAW) and spot welding
Skills and Qualifications
- Strong technical skills in welding and fitting, with excellent ability to read blueprints and industrial drawings
- Strong leadership skills, with demonstrated ability to assist, train and supervise colleagues on the shop floor
- Good interpersonal and communication skills, sense of responsibility, dexterity and punctuality
- Comfortable operating 20-ton overhead cranes
- Knowledge of occupational health and safety regulations
- Bilingualism (French/English) is a significant asset for reading plans and notes in English
Education / Training: Vocational
Years of experience: 6 to 9 years
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