Welder

About the Position

HAWBOLDT INDUSTRIES is Canada’s leader in marine cranes, winches, and specialized lifting equipment. We support customers worldwide in the Ocean Science, Defense, Workboat, and Offshore Industries.  

We design it.   We build it.   Canadian owned, entrepreneurial, globally-recognized, and located in Chester, Nova Scotia. We want people who are hands-on and excited to make an impact on the company, and the industry.   We are looking for Welders.  

BY JOINING OUR TEAM AS A WELDER YOU WILL ·       

• Gain experience in a medium sized company; a company who successfully competes with the large, multi-national corporations
• Enhance your skills welding through your involvement in fabricating a variety of custom engineered marine equipment
• Get valuable work experience and exposure to sales, engineering and manufacturing
• Witness and be hands-on with design/build/testing of our equipment
• Be entitled to a competitive wage, benefits, and pension plan
• Start overtime pay after 40 hours  

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Welder performs all types of industrial welding work, as well as prepares various surfaces for welding by grinding, washing, or other means as necessary. The position overview is to be used as a guideline only and may not incorporate all functions of the job.

• Weld components and assemblies using SMAW, GMAW, MCAW, FCAW, including both carbon and stainless steel welding processes
• Weld components in flat, vertical, horizontal or overhead positions
• Observe and take part in testing on welded surfaces, such as visual inspection, magnetic particle (MPI), ultrasonic testing (UT), radiographic examination (RT or X-ray), to evaluate weld quality as well as conform to dimensional tolerances  

ATTRIBUTES WE SEEK

• CWB tickets – Certified Welder (valid MCAW and FCAW), or previously held tickets
• Previous experience as a Welder in a heavy equipment manufacturing environment
• Proven experience in metal fabrication of steel, aluminum, and stainless steel
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Experience in troubleshooting and problem solving
• Work in a co-operative group atmosphere
• Willing and able to work overtime as required

ARE YOU READY TO MAKE AN IMPACT?

Qualified candidates are invited to submit your resume quoting HAW Welder in the subject line to resumes@timberland-group.com  

Anyone who can legally work in Canada can apply for this job. If you are not currently authorized to work in Canada, your application will not consider.  

Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

About the Company

Hawboldt Industries
220 Highway 14, P.O. Box 80
Chester, Nova Scotia B0J 1J0

Company Contact

Melissa Atkinson
resumes@timberland-group.com
Preferred Contact: Email, In-person, Phone, matkinson@timberland-group.com

Documents to be Forwarded

• Resume