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Pride Bodies Ltd., a Wabtec Company in Cambridge, Ontario, offers custom design and truck-body manufacturing and upfitting of utility, service, construction, railway and other custom truck bodies.  Our environmentally-friendly truck bodies are researched, designed and customized to our customers’ satisfaction. 

Who will you be working with?

As a member of the team at Pride Bodies Ltd., you will be working daily in the Welding Department with the Welding Supervisor and a group of approximately 8 other Welders.  You will also be performing a variety of tasks with other Assemblers relating to body mounting within our manufacturing environment.

How will you make a difference?

• Uphold priorities of Safety, Quality, Continuous Improvement and Teamwork;
• Perform work that is accurate and finished so that your internal customers, the Paint and Assembly Departments, can perform their work without disruption.

What do we want to know about you?

• High School/GED diploma required; valid driver’s licence and clean driving record;
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance;
• Excellent communication skills and a positive attitude;
• Stamina and strength to perform manual labour;
• Certified or willing to obtain CWB 47.1 (Steel) and CWB 47.2 (Aluminum) welding certifications;
• Able to read blue-print drawings and interpret them along with weld symbols;
• Experience in welding/fabrication of steel and aluminum parts for sub-assemblies and vehicle bodies;
• Hold a current lift-truck license or be willing to become certified;
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new processes and technologies;
• Able to read tape measure correctly;
• Strong attention to detail;
• Troubleshoot problems and take corrective action;
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.

What will your typical day look like?

• Understand instructions and carry them out efficiently within the given deadline;

• Apply safe automotive/manufacturing work practices and become familiar with equipment (saw, drill press, iron worker, welding machine);

• Read and understand shop drawings to enable independent work;

• Set up and maintain shop tools and equipment; learn to set up and maintain new tools and equipment as required;
• Use overhead and gantry cranes efficiently and safely and exhibit safe rigging practices;
• MIG (steel and aluminum) and manual plasma cut;
• Set up welding machines to weld different thicknesses of material;
• Ensure work is tacked, squared and correct to the drawings before completing welds;
• Mount and install various components such as air tanks, compressors, bodies, bumpers and outriggers;
• Perform basic electrical work and install shear plates as needed;
• Take all work order packages from start to finish with minimal assistance in a timely manner;
• Document material usage and scrap correctly;
• Stack parts for easy access for the next operation and label both parts and skids/containers correctly.
• Assist in other areas of production as needed, if qualified.

What about the physical demands of the job?

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk and hear.  The employee is occasionally required to sit.  The employee will occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and depth perception.

Safety glasses, steel-toed safety shoes and hearing protection must be worn for the entirety of the shift.

Benefits of Working at Pride Bodies Ltd.:

• Day shift:  41-hour work week, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. M-Th, 7 a.m. to Noon F;

• Competitive compensation package;
• Annual vacation, company-paid holidays;
• Benefits, effective upon hire, include health care, dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment, disability coverage, out-of-country medical, Group RRSP/DPSP
• Annual safety-boot allowance and prescription-safety-glass allowance; Uniforms upon completion of probation period;
• Education assistance;
• On bus route; on-site parking.

Wabtec will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in Canada for this opening.  Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background check.

Wabtec Corporation is committed to taking on the world’s toughest challenges. In order to fulfill that commitment we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity and inclusiveness. We aim to employ the world’s brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences and styles…people like you! Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.