Lead Welder - Night Shift

As a top player in Switchgear and E-house Manufacturing and field servicing, a career with us will challenge you to solve some very tough problems. You will be rewarded with growth, personal development & industry expertise. At Powell, we appreciate our employees by providing a comprehensive salary package, RRSP matching, extensive benefits and job training all within a professional & friendly working environment.

This position is based out of the Electrical Division Edmonton (EDE) location. The Lead Journeyman Welder - Night Shift will report to the Manufacturing Supervisor of the Fabrication department. The lead welder will use a variety of welding processes and tools to produce precision parts and to construct Powell Canada products.

Essential Responsibilities

• Ensure work areas remain clean and well organized.
• Perform light maintenance on welding equipment such as replacing contact tips and nozzles, replacing liners and entire weld gun assemblies, replacing drive rolls on wire feeders and safely exchanging shielding gas bottles.
• Other duties as required
• Fit-up Weldment per required mechanical engineered drawing and product specifications.
• Be a leader in training and mentoring other employees.
• Work with small hand tools, clamps and grinders to fit-up and weld structural steel and sheet metal products.
• Promote a safety culture as well as help lead all safety meetings.
• Ensure quality by following standard work instructions and identify any potential risks to product quality.
• Perform advanced and complex welds.
• Operate plasma cutters and cut materials using power tools or by hand.
• Participate in Powell's ongoing Safety Training.
• Setup CC and CV welding machines to achieve desired quality results.
• Operate automatic band saw and Mag drill.

Job Requirements – Core Competencies

• Changes priorities to meet changing demands; adjusts quickly to new responsibilities and tasks.
• Ability to adapt to new ideas, technology, processes and product changes.
• Effectively diagnoses problems and influences proper action to resolve them.
• Conscientious, thorough, accurate, and reliable when performing and completing job tasks.
• Demonstrates a sense of urgency and a “can-do” attitude by collaborating with others to solve problems and drive results.
• Able to work effectively while leading a team, and around other departments and their activities.
• Approaches work consistently and utilizes methods to complete and monitor tasks to meet deadlines.
• Must have a basic command of the English language, both written and verbal.
• Adheres to Powell’s set of core values and beliefs during both good and bad times.
• Effectively diagnoses problems and influences proper actions to resolve them.
• Ability to learn and adhere to all manufacturing policies and practices to ensure adherence to ISO requirements.
• Comprehension and understanding of shop drawings.
• Ability to read a tape measure (including conversions from fraction to decimal and conversely from decimal to fraction and metric to imperial).
• Ability to read or learn to understand various welding symbols.

Qualifications

• Overhead crane ticket is considered an asset (10-80 ton).
• Forklift operation ticket is considered an asset (3000#-20000#).
• Safety certifications are an asset for the position.
• CWB Certification FCAW S-classification all position is required.
• Minimum 2 years of experience, working as Journeyman in related structural steel fabrication.
• Valid Provincial or Interprovincial Red Seal Journeyman’s Welder certification.
• FCAW all position and MCAW tickets are considered an asset.

Working Conditions

• Working at heights usually no higher than 30 feet in the air on or using proper lift equipment.
• Safety sensitive position in a temperature controlled manufacturing or industrial environment with occasional outside activities.
• Required to wear personnel protective equipment at all times (i.e., hard hats, safety glasses, hearing protection, safety harnesses as required) and respirators when required.
• Must be able to work from all type of ladders (step ladders, "A" frame ladders and all size extension ladders) and scaffolding.

Physical Requirements

• Using upper extremities to apply or exert a force continuously up to 50lbs.
• Continuous standing, walking 50-300 foot distances for long periods of time with only occasional sitting.
• Must be able to climb stairs frequently throughout the shift.
• Able to maintain body equilibrium and agility to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching, ascending or descending stairs.
• Able to frequently look over shoulders, work with both arms above shoulders and use both arms at full length frequently.
• Bending the body at the waist, the legs at the knees, and extending arms and hands in any direction in a repetitive manner continuously.
• Ability to use hand tools such as tin snips, hammer, and power tools (some vibrating), for long periods of time with frequent repetition.

Who We Are

Powell Canada Inc. is a subsidiary of Powell Industries, which is located in Houston, Texas. Globally, we have over 70 years of experience. Powell Canada is a reputable electrical manufacturing and electrical/instrumentation contracting company. We hold a strong industry presence with offices located in Edmonton, Acheson, Calgary and Montreal.

Powell strives to create one unified company through training, communication and leadership. We offer diversified services based on our customer’s needs, keeping us on the cutting edge of new products and services within our industry.

Your Partner in Safety

Successful candidates must have legal authorization to work in Canada on a full-time basis for any employer, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Powell Canada, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

About Us

In our 70+ year history, Powell has always known that our employees are at the heart of our success. Without question, we have the most talented people in all parts of our organisation.

As a manufacturer, we recruit and hire experienced and knowledgeable applicants to ensure our product is engineered, fabricated and assembled to customer specifications!

Powered by Innovation - Powell’s culture has and will always be founded in our "can do" attitude. If we can imagine it, we can do it.

Become a part of our story, and let us help you write yours. Hard work pays off in all of our teams, with opportunity for advancement and promotion without sacrificing work-life balance. Successful candidates must have legal authorization to work in Canada on a full-time basis for any employer, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Powell Canada, Inc is an equal opportunity employer.