Our client in Burlinton is seeking an Aluminium Welder/Fabricator.
The Aluminum Welder / Fabricator is responsible for building, welding, fitting, repairing, and quality-checking aluminum and related metal components used for retractable rolling tarp systems, aerodynamic bulkheads, modular trailer structures, roof/side assemblies, rail-related components, brackets, and custom transport covering products. This role supports production schedules, custom work orders, and installation readiness, service repairs, and continuous improvement on the shop floor.
The successful candidate must be able to read work orders, understand drawings or build instructions, verify measurements, prepare aluminum parts, perform clean and accurate welds, inspect finished work, communicate problems early, and work safely in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The role requires strong workmanship, accountability, time discipline, and the ability to build products correctly the first time.
Shift: 7:30am - 5pm - Monday to Thursday and Friday until 4pm.
Pay: $24-30/hr
Requirements:
CWB, trade school, apprenticeship, or welding certification is an asset, especially if related to aluminum welding.
- Experience with trailer manufacturing, flatbed equipment, rolling tarp systems, transportation equipment, truck bodies, aluminum structures, or custom vehicle upfitting.
- Experience with MIG aluminum welding and/or TIG aluminum welding depending on company equipment and process requirements.
- Ability to fabricate from drawings and also solve practical fit-up problems on custom builds.
- Forklift, overhead crane, material handling, or lift-assist experience is an asset where applicable.
- Experience using production tracking, ERP/work-order systems, job travelers, quality checklists, or labour reporting systems.
Work Order Review & Job Preparation
- Review each work order before starting to understand model, trailer type, dimensions, customer options, parts required, due date, and special notes.
- Confirm that material, drawings, templates, and required components are available before beginning the job.
- Verify measurements before cutting, fitting, drilling, or welding.
- Identify missing, unclear, conflicting, or incorrect information and escalate to the Welding Leadhand, Plant Manager, Engineering, or Production before proceed Organize parts and work area so the job can move through fabrication, assembly, quality inspection, and installation without confusion.
Aluminum Welding & Fabrication
- Perform aluminum welding using appropriate shop-approved processes, equipment, settings, filler material, and techniques for the application.
- Fit, tack, weld, grind, finish, and prepare aluminum components to meet strength, alignment, appearance, and dimensional requirements.
- Fabricate brackets, frame pieces, rails, supports, bulkhead-related components, roof system parts, side components, repair pieces, and custom modifications.
- Use jigs, fixtures, clamps, squares, levels, templates, and measuring tools to control alignment and reducedistortion.
- Prepare aluminum surfaces properly by cleaning, deburring, removing contamination, and ensuring weld areas are suitable before welding.
- Control heat input and weld sequence to reduce warping, burn-through, distortion, and fit-up issues.
- Complete drilling, layout, cutting, grinding, notching, fitting, and assembly tasks as required by the job.
Quality Control & Inspection
- Inspect own work before passing the job to the next department or next production step.
- Check welds for visible defects such as cracks, undercut, porosity, incomplete fusion, burn-through, excessive spatter, poor bead profile, or weak tie-in.
- Verify dimensions, hole locations, bracket positions, squareness, alignment, part orientation, and final fit before sign-off.
- Confirm that moving or mating components will not bind, interfere, rub, or fail during installation or use.
- Correct defects immediately when within authority and report larger concerns before they become late-stage rework.
- Support root cause review when repeat weld, fit, alignment, or quality issues occur.
Pay: $25.00-$30.00 per hour
Application question(s):
- Are you on a work permit or a Citizen/PR?
Experience:
- Welding/Fabrication: 4 years (required)
Work Location: In person
