Yard Worker

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.

• Load and un-load trucks in both shipping and receiving ends of the plant
• Use overhead crane to move steel and organize the yard
• Locate steel pieces for Machine operators, Fitters and Welders
• Pick up debris to maintain a clean and safe work environment
• Working in all weather conditions
• All around help in the steel shop when needed

• Completion of high school
• CSA approved steel toe boots
• Previous experience in structural steel fabrication shop considered an asset
• Successful helpers will have an opportunity to advance and to apply and train for Welder, Fitter and Machine Operator positions

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 Shopman’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.