Position Purpose – Senior Aluminum Welder (Precision Welder)
Unlike steel, aluminum offers very little margin for error. Success depends on getting it right the first time through precise preparation, process control, and welding technique.
As a Senior Aluminum Welder, you perform all duties of an Welder-assembler, including GMAW aluminum welding, blueprint interpretation, weld inspection, and fabrication of aluminum trailer components.
This position represents the next level of progression between an Aluminum Welder and an Aluminum Welder-Fitter. The Senior Aluminum Welder is expected to perform complex and high-precision aluminum welds, interpret and adapt detailed blueprints, work effectively in multiple welding positions, and consistently achieve higher quality standards. This role also provides technical guidance and mentorship to less experienced welders while helping maintain production efficiency and product quality.
While the position demands advanced aluminum welding skills and a high level of craftsmanship, its primary focus remains welding excellence and typically requires 3–5+ years of aluminum welding experience in the trailer or heavy equipment industry.
! Benefits Group insurance, Health Vision and Dental care plan, Long-term disability insurance & PENSION PLAN
! All PPE provided and an allowance for safety boots.
Team building opportunities, Learning updates covered by the employer
VACANCY: 4
START DATE : August 10th, 2026
SUPERVISION : This position has no supervisory responsibility.
DUTIES, EQUIPMENT, MACHINERY:
- Operates GMAW equipment to perform aluminum welds.
- Performs precise and complex welds requiring advanced skill and attention to detail.
- Reads and interprets complex blueprints and adapts techniques.
- Ensures welds meet higher quality standards with consistency.
- Uses advanced jigs, fixtures, and measuring tools. - Uses measuring tools to obtain repeatable results.
- Brings versatility across welding positions and techniques.
- Supports and mentors junior welders.
- Handles up to 30 lbs to 50 lbs.
EDUCATION: High school diploma + additional welding training or certification (CWB or equivalent) with additional aluminum training.
EXPERIENCE:
· 3-5 years of steel + aluminum welding experience in trailers or heavy machinery, with proven advanced skill.
· CWB certified or can become certified.
PERSONAL SUITABILITY: · Autonomy. Precision. Responsibility. Communication
DELIVERABLES:
· Maintains a clean and productive workspace.
· Strives to come in on, or below, the budgeted hours for each work order, 100% of the time.
· Adheres to all safety policies and company policies and identifies any potential issues.
· All assemblies are fabricated to within tolerable allowances.
ACCOUNTABILITIES:
· Works to budgeted hours for each work order.
· Understands and prepares various edges for welding.
· Examines welds to ensure they meet required standards and specifications.
· Verifies and validates all necessary parts are available before starting a job.
· Has knowledge of and follows workplace safety policies and requirements.
· Wears required safety equipment at all times (steel toed boots, gloves and safety glasses, shields)
· Has knowledge of and follows company policies.
WORK SITE ENVIRONMENT: Noisy, hazardous materials, physically demanding, potential fumes, light flashes and dust.
WORK CONDITIONS:
· Physically demanding.
· Ability to bend, stoop, or stand and concentrate on detailed work for long periods of time.
· Able to concentrate on detailed work for long periods of time.
· Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment
CANDIDATES EQUIPMENT:
Steel toe safety shoes
Welding helmet
Welding gloves
Basic hand tools (3 lbs sledge hammer / tape measure)
TRANSPORT: Own transportation required; no public transportation available.
LANGUAGE: English
*Only apply to this job if You are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada or if you have a valid Canadian work permit.
**Welcome to apply Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces, Visible minorities, Indigenous people, Newcomers to Canada ability to legally work and having open work permit, Seniors.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $27.50 per hour
Expected hours: 40.0 per week
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Vision care
Application question(s):
- If you are a foreign worker, you must have a valid OPEN work permit to apply, give the expiration date?
Education:
- AEC / DEP or Skilled Trade Certificate (preferred)
Experience:
- Blueprint reading: 2 years (required)
- MIG welding: 3 years (required)
- Aluminum alloys welding: 3 years (required)
- trailer or related industry: 2 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person
