Fitter, Machine

Work site environment

• Noisy
• In/on water

Work setting

• Ship
• Staff accommodation provided
• Remote location

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Fit and assemble prefabricated metal parts to build heavy industrial machinery
• Read and interpret blueprints
• Operate manual or semi-automatic flame-cutting equipment
• Operate manual or semi-automatic, fully automated welding equipment
• Operate brakes, shears and other metal shaping, straightening and bending machines
• Interpret welding process specifications
• Fit, braze and torch-straighten metal
• Operate previously set-up welding machines to fabricate or repair metal parts and products

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Machine Fitter Trade Certification
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
• Marine Emergency Duties Certificate
• First Aid Certificate
• Transport Canada engine room rating�Certification
• Transport Canada Security Awareness Training for All Seafarers

Experience and specialization

Type of industry experience

• Metal fabrication
• Marine industry

Additional information

Security and safety

• Medical exam
• Drug test

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Handling heavy loads
• Standing for extended periods
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Sound discrimination
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Reliability
• Team player
• Flexibility