B-Pressure - Hand Welder Journeyperson - Suncor Firebag - Maintenance

Fort McMurray, AB
On-site
Posted Oct 14, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Mid-level · 2+ years
Minimum education: Professional degree
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Seniority: Entry level

Job summary

Join or sever metal components using prescribed welding processes, and fabricate or repair parts for piping, vessels, structures, tools, and equipment. Interpret drawings and work orders, prepare layouts and materials, inspect welds, and complete assigned work to industry quality, production, and safety standards.

Job details

Position: B-Pressure - Hand Welder Journeyperson - Suncor Firebag - Maintenance Project Type: Maintenance Project Location: Suncor Firebag, Fort McMurray Shift: Day Schedule: 14 days on and 14 days off, 12 hours/day Accommodations: Camp Travel Details: Fly to and from site GC: Graham Allied Partner: Heartland Constructors Inc. Reference Number: 32473 Jardeg is currently recruiting a B-Pressure & CWB Hand Welder Journeyperson (Hand Welder) to join the SUNCOR Firebag Maintenance team on site near Fort McMurray, Alberta. This is a permanent position on a 14/14 night shift schedule. Start date within the next couple of weeks. Welders join or sever metals in beams, girders, vessels, piping and other metal components, make metal parts used in construction and manufacturing plants, and weld parts, tools, machines and equipment. Welders develop patterns for projects or follow directions given in layouts, blueprints and work orders, clean, check for defects and shape component parts, sometimes using a cutting torch and weld parts together. Minimum Responsibilities Be skillful in the fusing of metals using prescribed welding applications Have a working knowledge of the welding equipment involved with the various welding procedures Comprehend drawings and develop layout patterns for projects and calculate quantities of materials Have a thorough knowledge of metals, arc electrodes, welding gases and gas welding filler rods Recognize defective welds; know the cause and proper procedure for the repair of the defective area Have a working knowledge of mathematics calculations pertaining to the welding trade Have a working knowledge of the required codes Be familiar with the work of other trades people in affiliated trades Perform assigned tasks in accordance with quality and production standards required by industry Have a valid CWB in the process's being used Have a valid B-pressure ticket in the processes being used if required Safety Tickets CSO (Common Safety Orientation). BSO & OSSA Regional Orientation also considered an equivalent. ESC Approved Fall Protection ESC Approved Confined Space Entry & Monitor ESC Elevated Work Platform/Ariel Work Platform H2S Awareness via Energy Safety Canada (if no ESC H2S Alive) via Energy Safety Canada Wood Buffalo Wildlife Awareness Basic via Energy Safety Canada Wood Buffalo Wildlife Intermediate - via Energy Safety Canada Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE)Training certification (Approved providers to provide training: AT Safety, Air Extreme, ACTI, CICT, HSE, ALTTF, Advantage Learning , M.E.T.I., Leavitt Training, United Safety) Overhead Crane Welding Tickets: (must be current and within 6 months) F3/F4 – Carbon SMAW F6/F5 – Stainless TIG F6 – Stainless GTAW F43 – Inconel CWB SMAW B-pressure #JMS COME AND GET YOUR BOOTS DIRTY! At Jardeg, we power the workforce behind Graham and its trusted workforce partners, recruiting skilled trades and construction professionals who help deliver complex projects across Canada. If you’re a tradesperson working in Canada, our reach across commercial, infrastructure, and industrial construction - as well as maintenance and turnaround projects - means we offer more than just a job. We offer a lifetime of work. We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to an inclusive, accessible workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available by request to your recruiter for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles from third-party recruitment agencies will not be accepted and will become the property of Jardeg.

What you’ll do

Requirements

Applicants must hold current B-Pressure and CWB qualifications for the processes used, including the listed welding tickets, and have knowledge of welding equipment, metals, codes, drawings, calculations, and weld defect repair. Required safety training includes orientation, fall protection, confined space, elevated work platform, H2S awareness, wildlife awareness, respiratory protection, and overhead crane qualifications.