Plate Fabricator​/Fitter

Your professional future matters. At Weldco-Beales Manufacturing
, we care as much about your future as we do about our own. That’s why we’re always:
Searching for top talent;
Striving for new heights; and Succeeding in creating a dynamic work environment. Everything you bring to the table, we want it. We want to watch you grow and thrive alongside WBM.

Who Are We?

In operation for 80 years,
Weldco-Beales Manufacturing is proudly a 100% Inuvialuit-owned company. We put three things ahead of all else: our people, our quality, and our safety. We produce heavy equipment attachments for construction, forestry, mining, scrap recycling, and resource industries throughout Canada, the USA, and internationally. Joining our team means committing to excellence, while receiving industry-leading employee experience. We’ll stand behind you as you strive for success and promote the ideals of WBM.

Fitters lay out, prepare and assemble structural steel, buckets, thumbs, couplers and other miscellaneous components.

Working under the general supervision of Fab Shop Foreman your primary responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Fitting
  Typical
  
  Duties include:
• Ability to work with heavy plate steel
• Read and interpret blueprints
• Plan the sequence of tasks and assemble parts according to drawings
• Fabricate steel weldments and use measuring instruments
• Assemble and fit metal sections and plates together to form complete units or sub-units
• Fasten components together (by tack weld) in preparation for a welder to complete the process
• Operates and uses various other tools and hand grinders
• Customer Service
• Provides quality customer service to internal clients
• Responds to requests in a prompt and expeditious manner
• Produces quality workmanship on finished products
• Workplace Safety
• Maintains a clean, orderly and safe work environment at all times
• Practices safety in the work place at all times to ensure he or she does not endanger oneself or others in the plant
• Complies to all safety regulations, policies and procedures without any deviance, including wearing all appropriate Personal Protection Equipment at all times
• Will perform daily pre-shift inspections on any and all equipment that will be used during the shift and inspection results will be recorded in log book
• Will regularly check all work tools and equipment and shall take out of service any tool or equipment that poses a hazard due to a need for repairs.
• All defective tools will be tagged and taken out of service for repair or must be discarded
• Promotes and ensures workplace safety exists at all times
• Ensures the health and safety of oneself and each and every worker
• Leads by example
• Other Duties
• Performs other duties as required

Experience

• A minimum 3+ years of related experience

Education

• Completion of Grade 9 (Preference will be given to high school graduates.)

• Advanced knowledge of all safety practices
• In-depth knowledge of all tools and equipment and their use and care

• Communication skills to read, write, listen, and speak in a clear and concise manner to individuals at various levels
• Interpersonal skills work collaboratively with others
• Time management skills to productively complete work and meet all deadlines
• Organizational skills to plan out and coordinate his or her work in a logical manner
• Analytical skills to identify problems and find a solution, or seek advice from the supervisor
• Safety conscious
• Follows instructions thoroughly and uses good judgment
• Demonstrates a commitment to continuous quality
• Self-motivated to manage his or her time effectively and productively
• Collaborates with others to achieve company objectives
• Be proficient in the use of all tools common to the fabrication shop environment
• Have a good…