Welder - Apprentice - Maintenance

Welder - Apprentice - Maintenance


Company
Jardeg
Location
Calgary, AB
Job Type
Full-time
Posted
10 hours ago
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Job Description
Position: Welder - Apprentice - Maintenance

Project Type: Maintenance

Project Location:

Shift: Day

Schedule: Stright Thru

Accommodations: Local

Travel Details: $30 OR $40 Per Work Day

GC: Graham

Allied Partner: Quinn Construction Ltd.

Reference Number: 31064

Jardeg Construction is recruiting for a 3rd OR 4th Year Apprentice Steamfitter/Pipefitter to join the esteemed team at CNRL Wolf Lake near Bonnyville, Alberta for a short project from June 15-25.

CNRL Wolf Lake is an In-Situ Thermal site

Preference will be given to local candidates in the Bonnyville/Cold Lake area and LOA be provided to canidates who qualify.

As a welder apprentice, your responsibilities will include but not be limited to;
β€’ Working knowledge of welding equipment involved with various welding procedures
β€’ Have thorough knowledge of metals, arc electrodes, welding gases and gas welding filter rods
β€’ Use welding processes such as SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, or SAW to weld pressure piping.
β€’ Join or sever metals in beams, girders, vessels, piping and other metal components under supervision
β€’ Able to prepare, fit up and bridge tack weld pipe for SMAW/GTAW process.
β€’ Have a working knowledge of the welding equipment involved with various welding procedures

Minimum Requirements
β€’ 2nd or 3rd Year Apprentice Welder Ticket
β€’ CSTS 2020
β€’ Energy Safety Canada H2S Alive
β€’ Energy Safety Canada Fall Protection
β€’ Energy Safety Canada Confined Space
β€’ CSO
β€’ Satisfactory completion of a Pre-Access Drug and Alcohol Test

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 committed to an inclusive, accessible workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accessibility modifications are available by request to your recruiter for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

While Jardeg facilitates recruitment, skilled tradespeople are employed by our workforce partners and may be subject to fitness-for-duty requirements to ensure safety on site.

Unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles from third-party recruitment agencies will not be accepted and will become the property of Jardeg.

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