Welder, Journeyman
The Welder performs advanced welding tasks to fabricate, assemble, and repair metal structures for industrial and construction projects. Responsibilities include operating overhead cranes, maintaining equipment, and ensuring all work meets safety and quality standards.
- On-site
- Red Deer, AB
- Posted Aug 20, 2026
- Apply by Dec 12, 2026
- 1 position
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Job summary
The Welder Journeyman is responsible for performing advanced welding tasks using welding techniques to fabricate, assemble and repair metal structure and components for industrial, construction and manufacturing projects. This role requires proficiency in multiple welding methods, blueprint reading, and a commitment to maintaining equipment and ensuring high-quality and safe work. Hour rates based on experience with many opportunities for pay increases and career advancement! RESPONSIBILITES What You'll Be Doing: Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, and streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service. Performs all welding-related duties, including grinding, housekeeping, shaping component parts, as well as cleaning and checking for defects. Operates overhead cranes. Completes all assigned data tracking and related forms. Follows work procedures and/or visual standard operating procedures. Learns and implements new welding procedures, systems, and techniques. Works safely with little supervision. Adheres to workplace safety policies, regulations, and compliances. QUALIFICATIONS What You'll Need For Success: Education associates degree or a combination of education and/or related work experience. Minimum of 3 years of related experience required. Must be a registered Alberta apprentice, Alberta Certified Journeyperson, or have an Interprovincial Red Seal Endorsement. Proficient in gas, metal, steel, and arc welding (GMAW) with solid wire and metal core process welding Experience in metal core and aluminum welding is an asset. Able to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing with strong attention to detail. Physically capable of lifting 50 pounds, standing/walking for extended periods, climbing, balancing, bending, stooping, kneeling, and working in various weather conditions. #LI-LDL1 Badger Infrastructure Solutions is the industry leader in non-destructive hydro-excavation (hydrovac) services. Since 1992, Badger has been innovating cutting-edge technology and providing services to a diverse customer base, including oil and gas, energy, industrial, construction, transportation and other markets, as well as numerous government agencies within Canada and the United States. We hire great people from a wide array of backgrounds, not because it is the right thing to do, but because it makes Badger stronger. There has never been a better time to join and grow with Badger.
What you’ll do
The Welder performs advanced welding tasks to fabricate, assemble, and repair metal structures for industrial and construction projects. Responsibilities include operating overhead cranes, maintaining equipment, and ensuring all work meets safety and quality standards.
Requirements
Candidates must have at least 3 years of related experience and hold a valid Alberta Journeyperson certification or Interprovincial Red Seal Endorsement. An associate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
Other relevant skills
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- Welding
- Blueprint reading
- GMAW
- Metal core welding
- Aluminum welding
- Overhead crane operation
- Grinding
- Metal fabrication
- Equipment maintenance
- Data tracking
- Safety compliance
- Quality control
- Aluminum Welding
- Industrial Construction
- Excavation
- Blueprint Reading
- Red Seal Certification
- Overhead Crane Operation
- Data Version Control (DVC)
- Arc Welding
- Housekeeping
- Customer Service
- Oil and Gas
- Gas Metal Arc Welding
- Standard Operating Procedure
- Operations
- Balancing (Ledger/Billing)
- Workplace Safety
- Detail Oriented
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- Construction
- Manufacturing
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Additional details
- Minimum education
- Professional degree
- Minimum experience
- 2+ years
- Apply by
- Dec 12, 2026
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
