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Structural Metal And Platework Fabricator

Employer

UNIQUE CONSTRUCTION SOLUTIONS

Date Posted

April 28, 2025

Languages

English
  • Location Edmonton, AB
  • Earnings $33.00 hourly
  • Work Hours 35 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 2  Vacancies
  • Closing Date May 28, 2025
Job Requirements

Employer

UNIQUE CONSTRUCTION SOLUTIONS

Languages

English

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • or equivalent experience

Work site environment

  • Noisy
  • Outdoors

Work setting

Willing to relocate

Tasks

  • Determine materials required
  • Interpret engineering drawings and others' instructions to plan methods and sequences of operation
  • Lay out reference points and patterns
  • Plan the sequence of tasks to cut metal most efficiently
  • Study engineering drawings and blueprints
  • Assemble and fit plates and sections to form structures
  • Weld or bolt sections together
  • Set up and operate heavy-duty metal-working machines
  • Construct patterns and templates
  • Install fabricated components in final product
  • Rig, hoist and move materials to storage areas or within worksite

Welding techniques

  • ARC spot
  • Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Cutting torches
  • Drills
  • Grinder

Area of specialization

Structural metal or steel

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Attention to detail
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Overtime required

Personal suitability

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Initiative
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

Other benefits

  • Other benefits
  • Parking available

Support for persons with disabilities

  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

  • Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
  • Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
  • Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
  • Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees

Support for youths

  • Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth

Support for Veterans

  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
  • Offers workshops, counselling services or other resources to help Veterans navigate their transition into the civilian workforce (for example: adapting to different organizational structures)
  • Supports Veterans in translating their military skills and experience into the language of the civilian job market

Support for Indigenous people

  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
  • Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations

Support for mature workers

  • Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers
  • 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.)

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Structural Metal And Platework Fabricator is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Structural Metal and Platework Fabricators and Fitters
OBJECTIVE

Interest in setting up and operating heavy-duty metalworking machines such as brake presses, shears, cutting torches, grinders and drills, including computer numerical control (CNC) equipment, to bend, cut, form, punch, drill and otherwise form heavy metal components

METHODICAL

Interest in forming heavy metal components using heavy-duty metalworking machines, in assembling components to form subunits and complete units, and in installing fabricated components in final products

INNOVATIVE

Interest in compiling information to determine materials required, and to construct patterns and templates as guides for layouts

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The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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