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
• Determine weldability of materials
• Operate hoisting and lifting equipment
• Operate previously set-up welding machines to fabricate or repair metal parts and products
• Operate previously set-up brazing or soldering machines to bond metal or to fill holes, indentations and seams of metal
• Maintain and perform minor repairs on welding, brazing and soldering equipment

Type of materials
• Aluminum alloys
• Stainless steel
• Steel, iron and heavy metals

Area of specialization
• Marine repair
• Shipbuilding and repair