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Welder-Assembler
Employer
HoriZon Truck and Body Ltd.Date Posted
August 28, 2026Languages
English-
Location Lethbridge, AB
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Earnings $28.00 to $40.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 40 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 1  Vacancy
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Closing Date Sep 11, 2026
Employer
HoriZon Truck and Body Ltd.
Languages
English
Education
- Other trades certificate or diploma
- Welding technology/welder
- Metal fabricator
Work site environment
Noisy
Work setting
- Willing to relocate
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Installation
- Assembly
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
- Operate manual or semi-automatic flame-cutting equipment
- Operate oxygen arc cutting equipment (arc-air), (AOC)
- Determine weldability of materials
- Operate hoisting and lifting equipment
- Maintain and perform minor repairs on welding, brazing and soldering equipment
- Test and check electrical assemblies and wiring for proper connection
- Position, align and adjust parts for proper fit and assembly
- Operate or tend automated assembling equipment
- Make minor adjustments and repairs
- Inspect finished products for proper functioning
- Fasten parts together using fastening and joining equipment
- Connect cables, tubes and wires
- Check mechanical assemblies and subassemblies for alignment and proper functioning
- Assemble mechanical parts into subassemblies
- Assemble or connect electrical components
- Assemble, fit and install prefabricated parts to form subassemblies or finished products
- Read blueprints to determine work requirements
Type of product
- Truck
- Hydraulic pumps
Welding techniques
- Oxy-acetylene welding (OAW)
- Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)
Equipment and machinery experience
- Arc welding machine
- Gas welding machine
Area of work experience
Finished products
Inspection or testing specialization
- Mechanical assemblies and subassemblies
- Electrical assemblies or wiring
Area of specialization
- Custom fabrication
- Machinery or equipment repair
- Structural construction
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
- Valid driver's licence
- Public transportation is not available
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Weight handling
Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
Own tools/equipment
- Tools
- Steel-toed safety boots
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Team player
- Hardworking
- Resourcefulness
- Reliability
Screening questions
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
Employment terms options
Day
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
Long term benefits
Long-term care insurance
Other benefits
Free parking available
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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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