Welder I

At Pacific Seafood, we do more than just provide the world with the healthiest proteins on the planet. We are a family-owned, excellence-driven organization committed to being the brand of choice in the marketplace and the employer of choice in the community. We believe in servant leadership, investing in our team members’ personal and professional growth, and rewarding performance. We live by the core values of our Diamond Philosophy: Teamwork, Productivity, Quality, and Excellence—which means consistently doing your best and always striving to do better.

Summary

A Welder I at Pacific Seafood is a key role on our Maintenance team supporting efforts to ensure the smooth operation, safety, and efficiency of the facility. This position involves collaboration, safety compliance, and improving efficiencies and is ideal for someone who is adaptable, flexible, and has an eye for detail.

This position is located in Port Hardy, Canada.

Responsibilities

1. Welding Operations:

• Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
• Lay out, position, align, and secure raw materials to be cut, beveled, shaped, or grinded prior to assembly.
• Prepare all material surfaces to be welded.
• Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind, or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for assembly.
• Utilize welding equipment such as lathe, band saw, milling machine, water saw, drill press, ironworker/press/breaks, grinders, portable welding machines, and other heavy equipment to join together and shape raw materials.

2. Safety and Compliance:

• Operate and utilize safety equipment and use safe working habits.
• Follow all established safety rules, wear required PPE at all times, and obey safety signs and tags.
• Detect faulty equipment or defective materials and notify Maintenance Manager – remedy any unsafe conditions immediately.

Additional responsibilities may be assigned as deemed necessary to support the overall goals and objectives of the position.

Skills

Education and Experience

Required

• 1 or more years’ related experience and/or training

Preferred (But not required)

• Forklift certification

Benefits

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the team member:

• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Work in awkward position
• Stand for periods of time

Working Conditions

While performing the duties of this job, the team member is exposed to:

• Moderate noise level in the work environment.
• Plant exposure to wet, cold, and/or humid temperatures.