1st class/coded/journeyman welder looking to canada
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1st class/coded/journeyman welder looking to canada
Hi all
I have city and guilds in welding and fabrication etc nvqs etc and 11 years shipyard experience 5 years welding mig flux and solid wire currently welding 50mm plate butts /seams etc on the new british aircraft carriers, also can use kat automated welding system twin fillet etc all forklifts cranes blah blah lol
looking for work in canada any ideas where best areas or websites?
have a family (wife and 2 kids)
Thanks in advance
I have city and guilds in welding and fabrication etc nvqs etc and 11 years shipyard experience 5 years welding mig flux and solid wire currently welding 50mm plate butts /seams etc on the new british aircraft carriers, also can use kat automated welding system twin fillet etc all forklifts cranes blah blah lol
looking for work in canada any ideas where best areas or websites?
have a family (wife and 2 kids)
Thanks in advance
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Re: 1st class/coded/journeyman welder looking to canada
If you look at Job Bank.ca you will find more welding jobs in Ontario than the rest of Canada put together.
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You know red seal and other Canadian welding qualification, is there anywhere I can get these in England before I arrive?
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In Ontario you need to be CWB (Canadian Welding Bureau) certified in whichever type of welding you will be doing. Smaller companies may just test you themselves, and offer you a start but the pay is then unlikely to be great. If you can prove to a company that your work is acceptable, they will put you in for your certification as the CWB inspectors frequently visit companies as tickets are only valid for 2 years .
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Sorry,are you a competent stick welder.
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No m8 mig solid and flux cored all positions and submerged arc machines all work visually inspected mpi and x rayed
So it's basically get permanent residency and apply for job and pass welding test , was hoping I could get sponsored and do my perm res whilst there but sponsorship seems like a bit of a myth 2 me unless u work 4 a company that wants to send u there
As for stick/mma it was considered obsolete at our yard so they threw it all out but they kept a few leads that r used in the mig machines to convert them to hold a stick . I'd be able to pick it up given a week and a load of plate
So it's basically get permanent residency and apply for job and pass welding test , was hoping I could get sponsored and do my perm res whilst there but sponsorship seems like a bit of a myth 2 me unless u work 4 a company that wants to send u there
As for stick/mma it was considered obsolete at our yard so they threw it all out but they kept a few leads that r used in the mig machines to convert them to hold a stick . I'd be able to pick it up given a week and a load of plate
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Reason I mention stick is that its all that is used on construction sites. Thats where the money is. A good wage for a good welder in a shop in Toronto will pay approx $24, thats if youre lucky. A site welder in Toronto will earn $40 plus full benefits, $ 6.50 per hour put into pension etc. Thats $13,000 a year put into your pension. Its certainly worth thinking about.
Its all about getting a lucky break, right place at right time thing.If you decide on the Toronto area I should be able to help.
Google Local 721 for Toronto Ironworkers Union and see their package.
Its all about getting a lucky break, right place at right time thing.If you decide on the Toronto area I should be able to help.
Google Local 721 for Toronto Ironworkers Union and see their package.
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Reason I mention stick is that its all that is used on construction sites. Thats where the money is. A good wage for a good welder in a shop in Toronto will pay approx $24, thats if youre lucky. A site welder in Toronto will earn $40 plus full benefits, $ 6.50 per hour put into pension etc. Thats $13,000 a year put into your pension. Its certainly worth thinking about.
Its all about getting a lucky break, right place at right time thing.If you decide on the Toronto area I should be able to help.
Google Local 721 for Toronto Ironworkers Union and see their package.
Its all about getting a lucky break, right place at right time thing.If you decide on the Toronto area I should be able to help.
Google Local 721 for Toronto Ironworkers Union and see their package.
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Sorry iPhone autocorrect keeps changing my words for the worse lol
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Reason I mention stick is that its all that is used on construction sites. Thats where the money is. A good wage for a good welder in a shop in Toronto will pay approx $24, thats if youre lucky. A site welder in Toronto will earn $40 plus full benefits, $ 6.50 per hour put into pension etc. Thats $13,000 a year put into your pension. Its certainly worth thinking about.
Its all about getting a lucky break, right place at right time thing.If you decide on the Toronto area I should be able to help.
Google Local 721 for Toronto Ironworkers Union and see their package.
Its all about getting a lucky break, right place at right time thing.If you decide on the Toronto area I should be able to help.
Google Local 721 for Toronto Ironworkers Union and see their package.
Thanks
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Hi Nike,
Get in touch with me as I can point you to positions coming up in Shipbuilding, I am a shipbuilder so I do know what I am talking about, interviews can be done in U.K. mid-Feb for shipyard workers with experience of building ships, lots of openings coming up so dont keep to yourself.
Cheers
Get in touch with me as I can point you to positions coming up in Shipbuilding, I am a shipbuilder so I do know what I am talking about, interviews can be done in U.K. mid-Feb for shipyard workers with experience of building ships, lots of openings coming up so dont keep to yourself.
Cheers
Hi all
I have city and guilds in welding and fabrication etc nvqs etc and 11 years shipyard experience 5 years welding mig flux and solid wire currently welding 50mm plate butts /seams etc on the new british aircraft carriers, also can use kat automated welding system twin fillet etc all forklifts cranes blah blah lol
looking for work in canada any ideas where best areas or websites?
have a family (wife and 2 kids)
Thanks in advance
I have city and guilds in welding and fabrication etc nvqs etc and 11 years shipyard experience 5 years welding mig flux and solid wire currently welding 50mm plate butts /seams etc on the new british aircraft carriers, also can use kat automated welding system twin fillet etc all forklifts cranes blah blah lol
looking for work in canada any ideas where best areas or websites?
have a family (wife and 2 kids)
Thanks in advance
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welder looking for work in canada
Reason I mention stick is that its all that is used on construction sites. Thats where the money is. A good wage for a good welder in a shop in Toronto will pay approx $24, thats if youre lucky. A site welder in Toronto will earn $40 plus full benefits, $ 6.50 per hour put into pension etc. Thats $13,000 a year put into your pension. Its certainly worth thinking about.
Its all about getting a lucky break, right place at right time thing.If you decide on the Toronto area I should be able to help.
Google Local 721 for Toronto Ironworkers Union and see their package.
Its all about getting a lucky break, right place at right time thing.If you decide on the Toronto area I should be able to help.
Google Local 721 for Toronto Ironworkers Union and see their package.
Saw this post and wondered if you would be able to help. Am UK based but considering moving to Canada with my family, have uncle in Toronto. Anyhow i am qualified welder with stick (23 years), workshop and site experience...are there opportunities still available?
Cheers
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Toronto and area always has work advertised for welders etc. Like I said to Nik I should be able to help anyone in this line of work. When are you thinking of coming.
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PM me if more convenient
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Are you looking to come on a work permit or applying for residency .