journeyman welder / structural fitter.

Lock Down Your Future: Journeyman Welder & Structural Fitter

Are you tired of chasing unpredictable field work and ready to lock down a steady, highly structured shop role? We have two immediate openings for elite Journeyman Welders / Structural Fitters at our premier fabrication facility in Fort Saskatchewan. This is a deliberate temp-to-permanent gateway designed for professionals who want guaranteed weekly hours, a climate-controlled environment, and abundant overtime. If you take serious pride in high-quality structural fabrication, we want you on our floor.

Overview:
Location: Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Position Type: Full-Time, Temp-to-Permanent
Starting Wage: $36.00 / hour (Negotiable based on experience and active tickets)
Schedule: Monday to Thursday (9-hour shifts) & Friday (8-hour shifts). That's 44 guaranteed base hours every week!

Advantages
Clear Path to Permanent: Ditch the temporary contract cycle. This position is strictly designed to transition you directly onto our core, permanent manufacturing roster after a brief probationary phase.

Lucrative Overtime Rules: Start at a highly competitive base rate with massive earning potential. True time-and-a-half overtime premium pay kicks in immediately after you hit your 44 base hours.

Heated, Modern Shop Floor: Say goodbye to freezing outdoor field conditions and weather delays. You will work exclusively inside a state-of-the-art, fully heated, and meticulously organized fabrication facility.

In-House Testing Center: No more burning your personal days driving to third-party testing facilities. We facilitate all your mandatory CWB and ABSA qualification testing directly at our shop for ultimate convenience.

Responsibilities
Precision Structural Fitting: Take complete ownership of complex structural assemblies by accurately aligning, fitting, and tacking components prior to the final production weld.

High-Volume FCAW: Execute flawless, heavy multi-pass Flux-Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) procedures on massive structural components within a high-output, fast-paced setting.

Blueprint Translation: Expertly navigate and interpret complex structural schematics, intricate fabrication layouts, and advanced weld symbols to ensure millimeter-perfect builds.

Rigorous QA/QC Collaboration: Work seamlessly with our internal quality management personnel to ensure every single project strictly exceeds rigorous CWB and ABSA code standards.

Qualifications
Official Credentials: You must hold a valid and current Journeyperson Welder ticket to be considered for this role.

Process Expertise: Demonstrated, hands-on mastery of heavy FCAW processes and advanced multi-pass structural welding techniques.

Fitting Proficiency: Deep, practical knowledge of structural layout methodologies, precise fitting, and the safe operation of standard heavy shop fabrication equipment.

Testing Readiness: Must be fully prepared and capable of passing practical CWB and ABSA weld tests on our shop floor. (Bonus: If you hold active, up-to-date CWB and ABSA tickets, you will jump straight to the top of our interview list!)

Local Reliability: You must reside in or near Fort Saskatchewan with dependable, daily transportation to and from the facility.

Summary
Ready to Build with the Best?
Stop settling for inconsistent dispatch boards and join a shop that genuinely invests in its core team. If you have the structural fitting chops and the FCAW skills to back it up, we need you on the floor right now.

How to Secure Your Interview:
- Email Priority: Fire your updated resume and a clear copy of your Journeyman ticket directly to View email address on randstad.com. (Critical: Use the exact subject line "Welder+Structural Fitter - Fort Sask" so we can fast-track your profile).

- One-Click Apply: Hit the apply button on this job board to instantly submit your credentials to our recruiting team.

Please note: We appreciate your interest and time. However, our recruitment team will only be directly contacting candidates who possess the mandatory Journeyperson ticket and proven structural fitting experience.

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 View email address on randstad.com to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process. show more