Onboard Installation Welder Job Oshawa area,Whitby Ontario Canada,Trades / Skilled Labor

Location: Whitby

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At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, more than 80 000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Could you be the full-time Onboard Installation Welder in Whitby, ON, we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your welding expertise in a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside skilled and collaborative teammates.

You'll play a key role in ensuring and performing the ETCS installation and Vehicule brake modification, contributing to the transformation of the Greater Toronto and Hamilton areas (GTHA) transit system. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (installation supervisors, project site managers, and design teams), ensure compliance with safety standards, and provide proactive suggestions for process improvements, and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of maintaining updated electrical schematics and troubleshooting electrical faults, but also contribute to the development of test plans to validate system modifications.

We’ll look to you for:

Strict adherence to Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) procedures and policies

Confirming installation readiness and ensuring activities are performed without deviations

Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, and welding specifications

Perform MIG, TIG, and Stick welding on various metals including steel, aluminium, and stainless steel

Perform soldering on various other metals including but not limited to copper pipping

Prepare materials and surfaces for welding by cleaning, cutting, and grinding

Inspect welds for accuracy and quality, ensuring compliance with safety and engineering standards

Maintain and operate welding equipment and tools (manual and semi-automatic) safely and efficiently

Collaborate with installation teams/supervisor to align welding tasks with project timelines

Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory standards during all phases of welding work

Not limiting to welding, should be able to perform mechanical installations and retrofits on rail vehicles, including brackets, piping, enclosures, and structural components

Ensuring compliance with design documentation and supervisor instructions

Reporting risks, deviations, or issues that may impact safety, quality, or performance

Using APSYS (Alstom Performance System) tools or templates for continuous improvement

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

Diploma or certification in Mechanical Engineering Technology, Industrial Maintenance, or a related field.

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent is required

Completion of a Welder Apprenticeship Program is an asset and /or Skilled trade certification from Ontario (desirable)

Hold or capable to obtain valid CSA ticket issued by Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB) as per the following requirements:
Mode of Transfer:
Globular Mode:
Manual Class: OVERHEAD, sometimes referred as "O" or "4GF" or "4F" Material:
Carbon Steel Process: SMAW Electrode (group): F4 Classification: "FW", "S" or "T" are all acceptable

Experience in railway, transit, or heavy vehicle mechanical systems preferred

Experience with fitment of pneumatic systems, brake valves, pressure switches and various type of pipes (pneumatic brake & cable protection)

Knowledge of Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) protocols, including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)

Ability to work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams

Things you’ll enjoy

Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:

Enjoy stability, challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines

Work with new security standards…


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