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welder

Posted on September 06, 2026 by a licensed third-party for Employer details COX CONTRACTORS LTD

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Job details

  • Location High Prairie, ABT0G 1E0
  • Work location On site
  • Salary40.00 hourly / 30 hours per week
  • Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
  • Morning, Day, Night, Weekend, On call
  • Starts as soon as possible
  • vacancies 1 vacancy
  • Source Job Bank #3665955

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • Other trades certificate or diploma

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

  • Outdoors
  • At heights
  • Confined spaces
  • Dusty
  • Hot
  • Noisy
  • Odours
  • Dirty

Work setting

  • Civil (road and bridge construction, etc.)
  • Industrial
  • Manufacture

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Interpret welding process specifications
  • Operate manual or semi-automatic, fully automated welding equipment
  • Read and interpret welding blueprints, drawings specifications, manuals and processes
  • Examine welds and ensure that they meet standards and/or specifications
  • Operate manual or semi-automatic flame-cutting equipment
  • Computer-aided design (CAD)
  • Operate brakes, shears and other metal shaping, straightening and bending machines
  • Fit, braze and torch-straighten metal
  • Operate oxygen arc cutting equipment (arc-air), (AOC)
  • Determine weldability of materials
  • Operate hoisting and lifting equipment
  • 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
  • Start up, shut down, adjust and monitor robotic welding production line
  • Maintain and perform minor repairs on welding, brazing and soldering equipment

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • First Aid Certificate
  • CPR Certificate
  • Pressure Welding Certification
  • Forklift Operator Certification

Experience and specialization

Type of materials

  • Aluminum alloys
  • Composite materials
  • Copper and copper alloys
  • Magnesium alloys
  • Nickel alloys
  • Non-ferrous materials
  • Non-metallic materials
  • Plasma coatings
  • Stainless steel
  • Steel, iron and heavy metals
  • Titanium and special alloys
  • Zirconium

Welding techniques

  • Resistance, spot or seam
  • Oxy-acetylene welding (OAW)
  • Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW)
  • Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) (TIG)
  • Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)
  • Flux core arc welding (FCAW)
  • Plasma arc welding (PAW)
  • Submerged arc welding (SAW)
  • Electron beam
  • Automated
  • Electrogas
  • Fusion welds
  • Stud
  • Tubular
  • Friction
  • Spray
  • Welding plastic
  • ARC spot

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Arc welding machine
  • Brazing machine
  • Butt or seam resistance welding machine
  • Gas welding machine
  • Soldering machine
  • Spot welding machine
  • Electrical wiring devices

Area of specialization

  • Custom fabrication
  • Auto repair
  • Truck repair
  • Machinery or equipment repair
  • Structural construction
  • Cast iron and other metals
  • Mine construction
  • Fencing, balconies, stairs and railings
  • Process piping

Additional information

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check
  • Drug test
  • Medical exam

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Manual dexterity
  • Attention to detail
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Sitting
  • Standing for extended periods

Own tools/equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Punctuality
  • Hardworking
  • Resourcefulness

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for newcomers and refugees
  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees
Support for Indigenous people
  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people

Who can apply for 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

Advertised until

2026-09-20

Important notice: This job posting was posted directly by the employer on Job Bank. The Government of Canada has taken steps to make sure it is accurate and reliable but cannot guarantee its authenticity.

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COX CONTRACTORS LTD

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  • 8 job postings advertised
  • Medium-sized business (between 5 and 100 employees)
  • 1 business location
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Job market information

welder NOC 72106 Athabasca–Grande Prairie–Peace River Region
Median wage Help -
40.00 $/hour

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