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Welder, Gas And Arc
Employer
Pace Manufacturing Ltd.Date Posted
August 31, 2026Languages
English-
Location Red Deer, AB
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Earnings $34.00 to $40.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 44 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 2  Vacancies
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Closing Date Sep 21, 2026
Employer
Pace Manufacturing Ltd.
Languages
English
Education
- Other trades certificate or diploma
- or equivalent experience
Tasks
- Interpret welding process specifications
- Read and interpret welding blueprints, drawings specifications, manuals and processes
- Examine welds and ensure that they meet standards and/or specifications
- Fit, braze and torch-straighten metal
- Operate oxygen arc cutting equipment (arc-air), (AOC)
- Determine weldability of materials
- Operate previously set-up welding machines to fabricate or repair metal parts and products
- Maintain and perform minor repairs on welding, brazing and soldering equipment
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
Welder Trade Red Seal Certificate
Type of materials
- Aluminum alloys
- Composite materials
- Copper and copper alloys
- Magnesium alloys
- Nickel alloys
- Non-ferrous materials
- Non-metallic materials
- Stainless steel
- Steel, iron and heavy metals
Welding techniques
- Oxy-acetylene welding (OAW)
- Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW)
- Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)
- Spool
- Brazing and soldering
Equipment and machinery experience
- Arc welding machine
- Brazing machine
- Gas welding machine
- Soldering machine
- Electrical wiring devices
Area of specialization
- Custom fabrication
- Machinery or equipment repair
Weight handling
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Organized
- Team player
- Punctuality
- Hardworking
- Resourcefulness
Screening questions
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- As per collective agreement
- Bonus
- Group insurance benefits
Long term benefits
Long-term care insurance
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Other benefits
- Parking available
- Travel insurance
Support for Veterans
- Supports Veterans in translating their military skills and experience into the language of the civilian job market
- Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.)
Support for mature workers
- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
- Offers phased retirement options that allow mature workers to gradually reduce their workload (for example: flexible or reduced work hours, part time employment, project-based or seasonal work, etc.)
- Offers phased re-entry options for mature workers who are returning to work after retiring (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities)
Important notice: This job posting has been provided by an external employer.The Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada are not responsible for the accuracy, authenticity or reliability of the content.
Interest Codes
- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in precision working to fuse metal segments using processes such as gas tungsten arc (GTAW), gas metal arc (GMAW), flux-cored arc (FCAW), plasma arc (PAW), shielded metal arc (SMAW), oxy-acetylene (OAW), resistance welding and submerged arc welding (SAW)
- METHODICAL
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Interest in cleaning and preparing pieces for welding
- INNOVATIVE
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Interest in compiling information from specifications to shape metal by operating metalworking machines such as brakes, shears and other metal straightening and bending machines; and in examining and repairing worn parts of metal products by welding on extra layers
Abilities
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Mental Abilities
General Learning Ability
Verbal Ability
Numerical Ability
Visual Abilities
Spatial Perception
Form Perception
Clerical Perception
Physical Abilities
Motor Coordination
Finger Dexterity
Manual Dexterity
Interest Codes
- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in operating previously set up welding machines such as spot, butt and seam resistance, gas- and arc- welding machines, and previously set-up brazing and soldering machines to bond metal parts and to fill holes, indentations and seams of metal articles with solder; and in starting up, shutting down, adjusting and monitoring robotic welding production lines
- METHODICAL
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Interest in comparing machine settings and adjusting welding heads and tooling to job specifications, to select torch tips, braze alloy and flux according to type and thickness of metal as specified by work orders; may adjust welding heads and tooling according to work specifications
- innovative
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Interest in repairing and fabricating metal parts, and in assisting with the maintenance and repair of welding, brazing and soldering equipment
Abilities
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