Welding Quality Technician

Badger Daylighting Corp; Red Deer; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure solutions provider in Red Deer is seeking a Welding Quality Technician to ensure that welding workmanship meets specifications and quality standards. Responsibilities include performing in-process inspections, documenting nonconformances, and providing feedback to personnel. Candidates should possess a High School Diploma, welding certification, and relevant experience in heavy manufacturing or structural fabrication. This role offers opportunities for pay increases and career advancement.

Qualifications

• Experience in heavy equipment, heavy mobile manufacturing, or structural fabrication.
• CWB Welding Inspector Level 1 or ability to obtain within six months.
• Ability to move throughout production environments and maintain safety.

Responsibilities

• Perform in-process welding inspections and audits to verify compliance.
• Initiate Quality Incident Reports and track corrective actions.
• Provide on-the-floor guidance to welding personnel to improve workmanship.

Skills

Welding inspection

Documentation and tracking

Coaching and feedback

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Journeyperson welder certification

Job description

The Welding Quality Technician ensures that welding workmanship, processes, and finished components meet engineering specifications, industry standards, and Badger’s quality expectations. The role performs in-process inspections, documents nonconformances, supports root cause investigations, and provides on-the-floor guidance to welding personnel to promote consistent, high-quality results. This position collaborates with production, engineering, and quality teams to identify systemic issues, prevent defects, and drive continuous improvement across welding operations.

Salary: This is an hourly role and will be based on experience with many opportunities for pay increases and career advancement!

RESPONSIBILITES

What You'll Be Doing:

• Performs in-process welding inspections and audits to verify compliance with engineering drawings, applicable work instructions, and acceptance criteria as defined by CSA W59, W59.2, and related standards.
• Initiates Quality Incident Reports (QIRs), ensures accurate documentation, gathers relevant information, and tracks corrective and preventive actions to resolution.
• Provides on-the-floor feedback, coaching, and clarification to welding personnel to support consistent workmanship and continuous improvement.

QUALIFICATIONS

What You'll Need For Success:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Journeyperson welder certification or equivalent hands-on fabrication experience.
• Experience in heavy equipment, heavy mobile manufacturing, or structural fabrication (Hydrovac experience considered an asset).
• CWB Welding Inspector Level 1 or ability to obtain within six (6) months.
• Ability to move throughout production environments, use standard office and inspection equipment, lift up to 50 pounds, and maintain clear vision, hearing, and effective communication for safety and work performance.
• Ability to travel occasionally for training, meetings, or business needs.
  

About Us

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.

Job Info

• Job Identification 251399
• Job Category Manufacturing
• Posting Date 12/30/2025, 09:33 PM
• Apply Before 02/28/2026, 07:00 AM
• Job Schedule Full-Time
• Locations 6740 - 65th Avenue, Red Deer, AB, T4P 1A5, CA (On-site)