Bridgeworker Bridge Apprentice

**Bridgeworker | Bridge Apprentice**
**Mainroad North Island Contracting LP**

**We are looking at expanding our team An exciting opportunity exists at Mainroad North Island Contracting LP for Trade Journeyman Bridgeworkers and/or Bridge Apprentices in 2nd or 3rd year This position will be based out Mainroad’s yard in Cumberland and will report to the Bridge Foreman.**

**Mainroad North Island Contracting LP is responsible for servicing the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure’s 10-year contract for Service Area 3 covering Northern Vancouver Island. Mainroad is an employee-owned company recognized as a leader in providing innovative, safe and reliable maintenance, products and construction services for civil infrastructure across Canada.**
- Secondary school graduate is required
- Trade Journeyman Piledriver & Bridgeworker, Carpentry, or equivalent certificate in a related field is required
- Class 3 driver’s license with air endorsement, and clean driver’s abstract is required
- Minimum three (3) years’ experience in highway/bridge maintenance or a related field is preferred
- Crane operator certificate for booM/Folding crane is preferred
- Capable of performing heavy physical labour
- Ability to work different shifts
- Safety conscious, possess willingness to learn and practice safe work habits, and actively participate in worksite safety in general
- Willing to work outdoors in all kinds of weather
- Willing and able to work on top of and under bridge structures of varying heights
- Able to travel for periods of time
- Able to work within a team environment
- Able to take direction and instructions

**Job duties include the following**:

- Carries out a wide range of routine and complex repairs to timber, concrete and steel bridges such as joint repairs and deck patching.
- Maintains, repairs and cleans Bridges as well as Complete other Projects.
- Records and promptly reports on the appropriate documentation any and all items requiring repair, maintenance or cleaning.
- Carries out pre-trip checks such as brakes, steering, windshield wipers, fluid levels and circle check.