Welder Specialist Job in Serco, Canada

Job Description

Are you seeking an opportunity in a fast paced, team based, multi-disciplined environment, while collaborating with others and supporting the navy, coast guard, and commercial customer, Serco has a great opportunity for you! This position is located in Victoria, British Columbia. The ideal candidate will have experience and knowledge of developing QA/QC programs for welding, namely in developing Welding Performance Qualification Record (WPR/WPQR), Welding Procedure Specification (WPS) and weld acceptance by referring to relevant welding codes and standards.

In this role, you will:

• Apply metallurgical principles to determine how metal properties react to one another, establish safe combinations of metal, and identify the right welding technique/ positions for welding and metal fabrication.
• Ensure primary consideration is given to Health, Safety, and Environmental issues in all activities undertaken within areas of responsibility
• Have a good knowledge of and be easily able to understand the relevant welding codes to be able to identify the process and materials for ensuring the metal components and techniques create a high-quality component or product to full the requirements set out in the specified codes
• In an office environment, your responsibilities will include:
• Reviewing welding project specification
• Providing welding material recommendations.
• Developing new welding procedure specifications.
• Creating welding procedure data sheets.
• Work both inside and outside ships and submarines undergoing refit. This may involve performing inspections on a scaffolding, occasional entry in to confined spaces such as tanks, climbing ladders and exposure to welding fumes.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• College or Technical School Training Program or equivalent education with a minimum of 5 year experience.
• Must be eligible to obtain a Reliability Level Clearance prior to employment. (Canadian Citizen/ Permanent Resident Status is required.)
• A license or certification in the field of welding is required. (May be waived for 10+ years of welding on shipbuilding steels and system pipes experience)
• Knowledge of welding of structural steel and piping used in marine vessels.
• Basic knowledge of metallurgy and welding of a wide variety of metals (e.g. copper, aluminum, cast iron, and stainless metals)
• Knowledge of layout spaces and relationships
• Knowledge of material safety data sheets (MSDS)
• Knowledge of welding specifications
• Knowledge of all types of welding rods and related fluxes and products
• Demonstrate continuing education courses over the past employment
• Travel up to 10% may be required

Skills

• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and drawings
• Ability to use small office equipment and computers
• Layout/fit up principles and practices
• Applicable welding codes and standards
• Going on-board vessels in dock for conducting inspections, which may require climbing ladders and scaffoldings

Experienced

• Completion of a formal four (4) year apprenticeship is an asset
• Experience in welding inspection, NDE and testing will be considered an asset
• General knowledge about the principles of operation of a submarine, its design/ layout, materials used, and types of systems in it is considered an asset
• Knowledge of types of defects in systems normally seen on marine vessels
• Knowledge behavior of materials used in marine systems under environmental conditions
• Prior co-op term, internship or experience in Marine industry, Oil and Gas, Department of National Defense, Department of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (Canadian Coastguard), heavy engineering industry/ field jobs would be considered an asset
• Experience with ship checks, ship visits and surveys would be considered an asset

Company Overview

Serco Inc. (Serco) is the Americas division of Serco Group, plc. In North America, Serco’s 9,000+ employees strive to make an impact every day across 100+ sites in the areas of Defense, Citizen Services, and Transportation. We help our clients deliver vital services more efficiently while increasing the satisfaction of their end customers. Serco serves every branch of the U.S. military, numerous U.S. Federal civilian agencies, the Intelligence Community, the Canadian government, state, provincial and local governments, and commercial clients. While your place may look a little different depending on your role, we know you will find yours here. Wherever you work and whatever you do, we invite you to discover your place in our world. Serco is a place you can count on and where you can make an impact because every contribution matters.