Pipefitter, Maintenance​/Cleaning

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You will participate in assembling strategic components that power the country’s largest ships. Reporting to the Foreman, you will be responsible for installing, assembling, adjusting, and fastening mechanical components related to piping, ventilation, heating, air conditioning (HVAC), marine mechanics, and metal cabinetry systems. Your tasks include reading plans and work orders, handling workshop assembly, performing pressure tests, adjusting mechanical equipment, operating forklifts or trucks, and actively participating in the commissioning of systems aboard ships.

• $33.41/hour for the first 1,000 hours, then $37.11/hour.
• Overtime paid at double time.

• Day: 4‑day workweek, 10 hours per day.
• Evening: 4‑day workweek, 10 hours per day + $2.00/hour premium.
• Weekend: 3‑day workweek, 12 hours per day + $2.50/hour premium.
• Frigate premium (military vessel): $1.25/hour regardless of shift.

You must be available for all shifts. While we consider your schedule preferences when creating schedules, they cannot be guaranteed.

• Comprehensive insurance: health, disability, dental, vision, health spending account.
• Company events.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and telemedicine.
• Paid time off (2 floating days + 2 days for family obligations).
• Paid holidays during site closure.
• Retirement plan.
• Positive work environment supported by the employer.
• Free on‑site parking.

At Davie, we know that moving is a big change. To welcome you to the region, we offer a relocation allowance for unionized production and maintenance employees: up to $2,500 for a single person or couple, and $4,000 for a family. Full details will be discussed during the hiring process. We want your arrival to be simple and worthy of this new beginning.

• Degree or training in Heavy Machinery, Marine Mechanics, or Plumbing‑Heating (pipe fitting).
• Successful completion of the security clearance process required under the Federal Government Contract Security Program (minimum 5 years of continuous residence in Canada with no interruption longer than 6 consecutive months).

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Management and Manufacturing

• Shipbuilding

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