Stainless Steel Welder / Fabricator
Vital Manufacturing Inc.
Port Coquitlam, BC
Employment Type: Full-time
Vital Manufacturing Inc. is on-track to be one of the fastest growing companies in Canada providing an exciting opportunity to find your dream job! This is no standard engineering or manufacturing firm; we are on our way to becoming one of the world’s premier brands when it comes to food processing and packaging automation.
Our machinery design and manufacturing headquarters are located in Port Coquitlam. All of our equipment is manufactured in North America with our in-house, state-of-the-art CNC machining & fabrication shop. This provides us with greater flexibility and control.
Website: www.vitalmfg.com
Job Overview:
Building an exceptional in-house fabrication team is key to us maintaining the world-class level of quality we strive to achieve in all aspect of our products and organization. We cater to some of the largest food and beverage manufacturers in the world and are one of the few manufacturers in the world that are capable of outputting the level of quality and customer service our customer’s demand. Our production staff must be efficient with the use of their time, be able to multitask without sacrificing their attention to detail, and continuously improve their work cells and operational efficiencies. Continuous improvement in all areas allows us to stay ahead of the competition and ensure our innovations are first to market. This is a fast-paced, ever-changing environment, so our employees must be ready to take-on challenges, adapt, and work hard to achieve the company goals.
All candidates must be able to independently take parts from fit-up through welding and finishing without needing significant training, rework or touch ups afterward.
Responsibilities:
Work with the Fabrication Lead to organize and complete fabrication tasks including:
- Fabricating stainless steel frames, skids, sheet metal and support structures
- Installing process equipment on frames / skids
- Create and maintain accurate BOM’s and assist with procurement
- Accountable for the accurate review and inclusion of critical scope details
- Maintain detailed daily timesheets
- Maintain shop equipment and tools as well as clean work area
Experience & Qualifications:
- 5+ years relevant fabrication experience or equivalent demonstrated ability
- Strong stainless TIG welding, especially thin-gauge sheet metal
- High-quality exposed welds with minimal grinding/finishing
- Stainless fit-up, distortion control, grinding, blending and grain matching
- Food-grade machinery fabrication and hygienic finishes
- Reading fabrication drawings and identifying fit-up/buildability issues
- Aluminum and mild steel TIG welding would be an asset
- Experience with joint preparation for stainless steel tig welding on both tubing and piping in the sanitary industry including the use of argon purge gas through pipe and tube IDs would be an asset
- Experience with construction and fabrication of stainless steel process skids and support structures
- Familiar with equipment installation including pumps, valves, meters, etc.
- Ability to read and provide design input on shop fabrication drawings
- Mechanical assembly experience, including fastening/torque practices, equipment installation, pneumatics and general machine assembly would be an asset
- Must be a team player promoting a supportive and collaborative company culture
- We value accountability
- Ideal candidates will enjoy being involved in projects from start to finish including scope/bid review through to hands-on troubleshooting and system commissioning
- Able to adapt to new roles and responsibilities
Job Types: Permanent, Full-time
Pay: $30.00-$40.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Paid time off
- Vision care
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Port Coquitlam, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Stainless Steel Welding: 5 years (required)
Work Location: In person
