Steel Fabricator

**About Us**

Mainland Machinery Ltd, is an established business in Abbotsford, BC, providing the highest quality steel fabricated products to suit our clients' needs in the energy, mining, ports & terminals and industrial agriculture industries. We pride ourselves on being their trusted choice, offering practical solutions for the most demanding jobs, and skillfully executing projects from start to finish. Mainland Machinery is founded on the belief that the best thing we can do for our employees is to engage and support each one on individual and corporate levels, providing a healthy and safe workplace where being part of the team matters. Among other things, our business culture strives for excellence in one's work, maintaining a friendly and energetic atmosphere, and throwing celebratory lunches for hitting safety records or other achievements.

**What We're Offering**

: Extended Healthcare Benefits

: Apprenticeship programs

: RRSP contributions

: Tool allowance

: Innovative and challenging work

: Career advancement prospects

: Full-time, permanent work at our Abbotsford shop

: Merit based pay system ranging between CA$35.00 - CA$42.50 per hour

**Safety**

Required to wear appropriate PPE while on company sites.

Required to follow all safety requirements as per safety policies

Physically capable of lifting up to 50 pounds and recognizing the need for help

Physically capable of climbing a ladder to access work areas

**Requirements**:

- Documented Red Seal Fabricator
- Minimum 2 years of experience
- Mechanical & Industry knowledge
- Proficient in Mathematics, especially Trigonometry
- Experience with mechanical machinery an asset

**Responsibilities**
- Interpret blueprints and job specific information including technical instruction and codes & standards
- Use overhead cranes to assist in the fabrication process
- Ensure working environment is clean and safe
- Fabricate sub-assemblies and assemblies based on work procedures and shop drawings
- Aid in the designs and constructs templates, jigs and fixtures
- Verify conformance of workpiece to specifications, using square, rulers, and/ or measuring tape
- Solve mathematical & angle problems
- Fabricates components parts and structures then assemble into a completed unit
- Report any errors in the production line to Lead hand or supervisor
- Perform QC spot checks
- Operate heavy & light machinery such as: drills, welding machines, various saws, press brakes, shears, cutting torches, grinders, plasma torch
- Mentor apprentices & help with their skill development, keep work areas organized and maintain the work & material flow through the shop

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $35.00-$42.50 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Discounted or free food
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care
- Wellness program

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- Overtime

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

COVID-19 considerations:
No Masks Needed Anymore

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Abbotsford, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- When was the last time you welded?
- What is your experience and time line (Date from - Date to) with Flux Core?
- What is your experience and time line (Date from - Date to) with Metal Core?
- What is your experience and time line (Date from - Date to) with Hard Wire?
- How many years of layout experience and fitting fabrication experience (Date from - Date to)?
- When was the last time that you have taken a set of drawings and fabricated something from scratch?
- What was the largest fabrication assembly that you have worked on?
- If given a set of drawings and the necessary materials can you start and finish the job in its entirety?

**Experience**:

- Metal fabrication: 10 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person