Journeyman Production Welder

High-Paying Custom Fabrication Welder Calgary, AB

Ready to secure long-term career stability and top industry pay in Calgary? Our client, a premier family-owned custom metal fabrication shop, is hiring a skilled Welder for their growing team. Based in Southeast Calgary, this full-time permanent role offers $40.00 to $41.00 per hour within a safety-first, supportive culture. Taking on custom fabrication projects, you will apply your MIG and TIG expertise to assemble metal components and interpret technical drawings with high precision. If you possess a strong work ethic and keen attention to detail, this opportunity delivers an ideal environment for advancement.

What can you expect?
Competitive Compensation: Top-market hourly pay reflecting your specialized trade experience
Year-Round Stability: Permanent, full-time hours with dependable year-round project pipelines
Comprehensive Benefits: Full health, dental, and medical coverage effective after six months upon full time hire
Prime location: Modern, fully equipped facility in North Calgary with free employee parking and easy access to transit routes
Career Growth: Long-term advancement potential within a respected, safety-oriented fabrication team

Key Qualifications:

Strong hands-on experience in custom metal fabrication and welding within a commercial shop setting
Proven ability to read schematics, work with tight tolerances, and maintain exceptional safety standards
Dedication to quality, craftsmanship, and team collaboration

If you are ready to take the next step with a stable, growing business that genuinely values its tradespeople, apply today with your updated resume!

Advantages
Key Benefits & Employee Compensation:

Competitive Pay: $40.00 – $41.00/hr starting wage paid weekly, plus consistent overtime opportunities.

Predictable Schedule: Full-time permanent role (40 hours/week) providing steady, year-round day shifts.

Full Benefits: Complete coverage after 6 months featuring extended health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.

Extra Perks: Paid time off, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), clear advancement paths, free on-site parking, and easy transit access.

Responsibilities
Perform precision MIG and TIG welding across diverse custom structural materials and production assemblies.

Read and interpret complex blueprints, shop drawings, and engineering specs to achieve exact fitting tolerances.

Configure welding jigs and fixtures, fit metal components accurately, and complete repetitive welds to strict quality standards.

Meet daily production targets for fabricated parts by following standard operating procedures and shop safety rules.

Inspect completed welds thoroughly to confirm structural integrity and compliance with quality benchmarks.

Keep assigned welding machinery and workstations clean, organized, safe, and in top working order.

Qualifications
At least 2 years of practical MIG and TIG shop welding experience within the last 3 years.

Demonstrated ability to read, interpret, and fabricate independently from detailed technical blueprints.

CWB (Canadian Welding Bureau) certification or an equivalent trade ticket is a definite asset.

Solid grasp of shop safety protocols, workplace hazard controls, and proper PPE usage.

Dependable, punctual, detail-focused, and able to collaborate smoothly in a team-oriented shop.

Summary
Ready to Take the Next Step?

If you are a skilled, detail-focused welder looking for a long-term, top-paying opportunity with a premier custom metal contractor in Calgary, we want to hear from you. Submit your resume using whichever method works best for you:

Quick Apply: Submit your resume directly through this job posting.

Email Directly: Send your resume to [email protected] and include the job title in the subject line.

Online Portal: Build your candidate profile and apply directly at Randstad.ca.

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

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