Steel Fitter

Overview

Ocean Steel was incorporated in 1955 and serves several markets, including Atlantic Canada, the Eastern United States, Bermuda and the Caribbean. They specialize in fabricating and erecting structural steel for buildings and bridges, and also manufacture and install platework such as breechings, stacks, ducts, penstocks, process and storage tanks, and custom process-equipment. Ocean Steel has two New Brunswick plants: the original Saint John location and the York Steel Plant in Fredericton, acquired in 1995.

• Position, align and fitting of structural metal or steel
• Determine material requirements and task sequences with the use of shop drawings
• Mark reference points on work pieces, using measuring devices, squares, chalk, or soapstone
• Lift or move steel materials into position using overhead cranes
• Regular use of jigs, welding torches and hand tools

• Successful completion of pre-employment college program or equivalent experience
• Apprenticeship and Occupational Certification (Block
  1)
• 1 to 3 years’ experience in structural steel fabricating
• 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 paid at time and 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 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.