Machine Operator

OSCO Construction Group; Fredericton; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental coverage

Life insurance

RRSP options

Health and wellness programming

Years of service rewards

Employee sport team sponsorships

Job summary

Ocean Steel in New Brunswick is seeking skilled fabrication helpers to read blueprints, operate fabrication equipment, and assist with material handling. The role requires basic schooling and a safety mindset. You will work with overhead cranes, learn to manage tools, and support production teams in a dynamic steel shop environment.

Experience in steel fabrication is valued, and flexibility for night shifts is expected as production cycles continue around the clock.

Qualifications

• Read and interpret blueprints.
• 1-3 years experience in steel fabrication is an asset.
• Completion of high school.
• CSA approved steel toe boots required.
• Flexibility to work night shift on rotations.

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret blueprints.
• Operate band saws, CNC punches, shears, CNC drill and burning machines.
• Lift or move steel materials into position using overhead cranes.
• Clean and maintain work space.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Overhead crane operation

Rigging basics

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Band saws

CNC punches

Shears

CNC drill and burning machines

Job description

About Ocean Steel

Incorporated in 1955, Ocean Steel services several markets, including Atlantic Canada, the Eastern United States, Bermuda and the Caribbean. Although they specialize in fabricating and erecting structural steel for buildings and bridges, they also manufacture and install platework, such as breechings, stacks, ducts, penstocks, process & storage tanks and custom process-equipment. Ocean Steel’s two New Brunswick plants include the original location in Saint John, as well as the York Steel Plant in Fredericton, which was acquired by Ocean Steel in 1995.

Job Description

About Ocean Steel

Incorporated in 1955, Ocean Steel services several markets, including Atlantic Canada, the Eastern United States, Bermuda and the Caribbean. Although they specialize in fabricating and erecting structural steel for buildings and bridges, they also manufacture and install platework, such as breechings, stacks, ducts, penstocks, process & storage tanks and custom process-equipment. Ocean Steel’s two New Brunswick plants include the original location in Saint John, as well as the York Steel Plant in Fredericton, which was acquired by Ocean Steel in 1995.

• Read and interpret blueprints
• Operation of the steel fabrication equipment: band saws, CNC punches, shears, CNC drill and burning machines
• Lift or move steel materials into position using overhead cranes
• Clean and maintain work space

• 1 to 3 years experience in steel fabrication environment considered an asset
• Flexibility to work night shift on rotations
• Completion of high school
• CSA approved steel toe boots

• As a member of the OSCO Construction Group, Ocean Steel & Construction Ltd. offers a comprehensive compensation package beginning after completing forty-five (45) working shifts, including seniority with Shopmen’s Local Unit No.809, overtime hours worked paid at time & a half; double time on weekends, health and dental coverage, life insurance and RRSP options.
• Additionally, we offer health and wellness programming, years of service rewards and employee sport team sponsorships.

About OSCO

The origins of the OSCO Construction Group go back to 1955 when Ocean Steel & Construction Ltd. was founded in Saint John, New Brunswick. Since that time, the OSCO Construction Group has grown to encompass four main operating sectors: Steel, Concrete, Construction and Corporate. Within these sectors lie an ever-expanding number of construction-related companies and divisions, serving a growing market area and employing over twelve hundred employees.