Welding Quality Technician

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

Job summary

A leading infrastructure solutions provider is seeking a Welding Quality Technician in Red Deer, AB. In this full-time role, you'll ensure that welding workmanship and processes adhere to engineering specifications and industry standards. Your responsibilities include performing in-process inspections, documenting nonconformances, and coaching welding personnel. Candidates should have a High School Diploma, journeyperson certification, and experience in heavy equipment or structural fabrication. This position offers opportunities for pay increases and career advancement.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Journeyperson welder certification or equivalent hands-on fabrication experience.
• Experience in heavy equipment or structural fabrication.

Responsibilities

• Performs in-process welding inspections and audits.
• Initiates Quality Incident Reports and tracks corrective actions.
• Provides feedback and coaching to welding personnel.

Skills

Welding inspections

Quality incident reporting

Coaching and feedback

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Journeyperson welder certification

CWB Welding Inspector Level 1

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)