Welder Apprentice - IOL Kearl Maintenance LDP

Jardeg; Fort McKay; On-site; CAD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Camp housing

Flight access to site (Calgary/Edm)

Job summary

Jardeg is hiring a Welder Apprentice for the Imperial Oil Kearl Maintenance LDP site in Fort McKay, Alberta. The role features 14 days on, 14 days off, with 12-hour days, staying at the Wapasu camp including meals, lodging, and facilities, plus charter flights from Calgary/Edmonton to site.

Welders join or sever metals in beams, girders, piping and equipment, following layouts and blueprints, and performing prep, fit-up and tack welds for SMAW/GTAW processes while maintaining safety standards.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Welds join or sever metals in beams, girders, piping and other metal components under supervision.
• Prepare, fit up and bridge tack weld pipe for SMAW/GTAW processes.
• Operate welding equipment and use rigging like slings and chains.
• Keep sites clean and follow Jardeg's safety practices.

Job description

Career Opportunities: Welder Apprentice - IOL Kearl Maintenance LDP (32604)

Requisition ID32604-Posted11/04/2026

Position: Welder Apprentice - IOL Kearl Maintenance LDP

Project Type:Maintenance

Project Location:Imperial Oil Kearl

Shift:Day

Schedule:14 Days On 14 Days Off

Accommodations:Camp

Travel Details:Fly to and from site

GC: Graham

Allied Partner:Heartland Constructors Inc.

Reference Number:32604

Jardeg is hiring a Welder Apprentice to join the Heartland Constructors maintenance teamat the Imperial Oil Kearl site in Fort MacKay, Alberta. Charter flights are provided from Calgary/Edmonton to site!Shift schedules will be on 14 days on, 14 days off, 12 hours per day. While working on site, workers will be staying at the Wapasu camp which will provide hot meals, lodging, workout facility, Wi-Fi and much more!

Welders join or sever metals in beams, girders, piping and piping 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, as well as clean, check for defects and shape component parts, sometimes using a cutting torch and welding parts together.

Responsibilities:

• Have thorough knowledge of metals, arc electrodes, welding gases and gas welding filter rods.
• Join or sever metals in beams, girders, vessels, piping and other metal components under supervision
• Able to prepare, fit up and bridge tack weld pipe for SMAW/GTAW process.
• Have a working knowledge of the welding equipment involved with various welding procedures
• Use of rigging equipment such as slings, shackles, chainfalls, etc.
• Rig up spools, valves, blinds, etc. for removal and installation.
• Working safely alongside mobile equipment such as sidebooms, loaders and cranes
• Assisting Pipelines with alignment and bolt up on 24\" - 42\" pipe.
• Operate hand and power tools.
• Clean and prepare sites.
• Perform spotting for various types of equipment as well as overhead powerlines.
• Understanding and following Jardeg's safety management system and core values.
• Pipeline experience is preferred
• Energy Safety Canada Certified Common Safety Orientation (CSO)
• Energy Safety Canada Certified Fall Protection
• Energy Safety Canada Certified Confined Space
• Energy Safety Canada Certified Wood Buffalo Awareness
• Energy Safety Canada Certified Fire Watch
• Basic Rigging (In-person course)
• Class 5 Driver's License

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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.

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