Journeyman Welder / Structural Fitter

Lock Down Your Future: Journeyman Welder & Structural Fitter

Ditch the unpredictable boom-and-bust grind of field work and secure a steady, high-paying shop career. Our premier fabrication hub in Fort Saskatchewan is looking for two top-tier Journeyman Welders/Fitters. This direct-hire route offers reliable hours, a heated indoor workshop, and abundant overtime opportunities. We need skilled, safety-minded tradespeople who excel in heavy structural steel fabrication and precision assembly.

Overview:

Location: Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta

Role Type: Full-Time (Temp-to-Perm pathway)

Base Pay: Starting at $36.00/hour (Negotiable for candidates with active tickets and heavy experience)

Shift Schedule: Monday to Thursday (9-hour shifts) & Friday (8-hour shifts) – ensuring 44 base hours every week!

Advantages
Direct Route to Permanent Hire: No more hopping between short contracts. This position is intentionally built to transition you onto our permanent payroll right after completing a standard probationary period.

Exceptional Overtime Earnings: Boost your income beyond a solid base wage. Enjoy true time-and-a-half premium compensation as soon as you surpass your baseline 44 hours each week.

Comfortable Heated Workshop: Say goodbye to shivering on outdoor job sites or suffering weather delays. Work inside our modern, well-maintained, and climate-controlled shop facility.

Seamless In-House Testing: Save your personal time and fuel by avoiding third-party testing labs. We conduct all standard ABSA and CWB qualification testing on-site right in our shop.

Responsibilities
Precision Structural Fitting: Confidently assemble, align, and tack-weld heavy structural components with exacting precision before final welding procedures begin.

Heavy Multi-Pass Welding: Execute flawless Flux-Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) on massive structural steel assemblies in a fast-paced production setting.

Blueprint & Symbol Mastery: Read, interpret, and execute detailed structural drawings, engineered blueprints, and standard welding symbols with absolute precision.

Quality Control Coordination: Collaborate closely with our shop QA/QC inspection team to verify every weld easily satisfies strict CWB and ABSA code standards.

Qualifications
Journeyman Ticket: Valid Journeyperson Welder certification required.

FCAW Expertise: Demonstrated, extensive background in heavy FCAW processes and multi-pass structural steel welding.

Mastery of Fitting: Solid experience in structural layout, precision fit-up techniques, and safe overhead crane handling.

In-House Test Ready: Capacity to pass our practical in-shop ABSA and CWB weld examinations. (Active tickets earn priority review!)

Reliable Commute: Must reside within daily commuting distance of Fort Saskatchewan with reliable personal transportation.

Summary
Ready to Join the Crew?
Stop waiting on uncertain union or dispatch calls—build a long-term career with a shop that values its crew. If you bring elite fitting abilities and strong FCAW expertise, contact our hiring team today.

Application Instructions:

(Email): Send your current resume and a clear photo of your Journeyman ticket to [email protected]. (Use "Welder+Structural Fitter - Fort Sask" as subject line for immediate priority processing).

(Online): Click the apply button on this posting to send your profile directly to our hiring team.

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.

Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to [email protected] to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.