Field Welder
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Saint John, NB, Canada
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Skilled trades
- Posted
Must have
- Stick Welding - all positions (Flat, Horizontal, Vertical, Overhead)
- Ability to work away from home Monday – Friday
- Experience welding galvanized steel
- Must be comfortable completing labour tasks and working long hours
- Ability to read blueprints or drawings
- Travel
Full description
About Strescon
Established in 1963, Strescon Limited has grown to become the largest precast, pre-stressed concrete manufacturer in Eastern Canada. Its primary market covers the Atlantic Provinces, the New England region of the United States, and Bermuda. Strescon manufactures a wide range of both architectural and structural precast/prestressed concrete products including bridge girders, wall panels, complete parking garages, hollow-core planking, piling and deck slabs. Strescon presently has two facilities: 70,000 sq. ft. in Saint John, New Brunswick and 50,000 sq. ft. In Bedford, Nova Scotia.
In addition to our engineered precast facilities for custom components, Strescon also operates a 32,000 sq. ft. facility in Saint John which manufactures standard concrete products for engineered drainage systems, such as pipe, manholes and catch basins.
Responsibilities:
- Travelling to various locations in NB and NS welding structural steel, rebar and other metals
- Use, hand grinders and cutting torches
- When not welding, will assist the crew with any and all tasks including grouting, installation and other general labour work
- Working at heights is mandatory
- Aerial platform training
- Read blueprints
- Ability to work with little supervision
Requirements:
- Stick Welding - all positions (Flat, Horizontal, Vertical, Overhead)
- Ability to work away from home Monday – Friday
- Experience welding galvanized steel
- Must be comfortable completing labour tasks and working long hours
- Ability to read blueprints or drawings
- Travel
Note: The successful candidate for this position will not be working under a Red Seal welder.
As a member of the OSCO Construction Group, Strescon Limited offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package including 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.