Industrial Mechanic

Job Description

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.

• Perform routine and preventative maintenance on a broad range of equipment including handtools, conveyors, shotblast machines, paint equipment, welding equipment and rigging as well as CNC bandsaws, drills and punches.
• Maintain and repair pneumatic and hydraulic systems
• Perform inspections on various equipment and rigging
• Assist with troubleshooting and repairs to overhead cranes
• Maintain parts inventory
• Maintain maintenance logs
• Assist in coordination of outside maintenance contractors and personnel
• Maintenance of building infrastructure
• Assist in Capital Project improvements
• Follow all safe work practices and procedures
• Working at heights
• Overtime as required

• Red Seal Journeyperson Industrial Mechanic/Millwright with minimum 3-5 years relevant experience
• Electrical and PLC experience is a strong asset
• Strong troubleshooting skills and experience with Pneumatics, schematics and machine drawings

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 sponsor ships.

The OSCO Construction Group was founded in 1955, with the creation of Ocean Steel & Construction Ltd., 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.