Industrial Mechanic
About the job
- Red Seal Journeyperson Industrial Mechanic/Millwright qualification.
- Electrical and programmable logic controller experience is an asset.
- Strong troubleshooting skills and experience with pneumatic systems, schematics, and machine drawings.
- Perform routine and preventative maintenance on a broad range of equipment, including hand tools, conveyors, shotblast machines, paint equipment, welding equipment, rigging, and computer numerical control bandsaws, drills, and punches.
- Maintain and repair pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
- Inspect various equipment and rigging.
- Assist with troubleshooting and repairs to overhead cranes.
- Maintain parts inventory.
- Maintain maintenance logs.
- Assist in coordinating outside maintenance contractors and personnel.
- Maintain building infrastructure.
- Assist with capital project improvements.
- Follow all safe work practices and procedures.
- Work at heights.
- Work overtime as required.
- Electrical and programmable logic controller experience is a strong asset.
About the company
OSCO Construction Group makes steel and concrete components for building and infrastructure projects across Canada and the eastern United States. Its operating companies cover structural steel, reinforcing steel, precast concrete and ready-mix concrete, alongside aggregates and construction services. Customers buy materials and fabricated components or contract with group businesses for installation, general contracting, construction management and electrical work. Strescon and PreCon make precast products that arrive at job sites ready for assembly, from wall panels to bridge components. Founded in 1955, the privately held group is headquartered in Saint John, New Brunswick.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Saint John, Canada
Founded
1955
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Trades have training routes: OSCO's careers program includes apprenticeships and employee training.
- Mining contracts support production: Ocean Steel began delivering about 1,150 tons for Eskay Creek in March 2026.
- Counselling has defined allowances: OSCO's April 2026 assistance program includes five annual hours each for individuals and couples.
What critics are saying
- Fieldwork has physical demands: Strescon's Halifax technician role requires heights, outdoor work, travel and overtime.
- Delivery depends on other trades: Ocean Steel's mining work requires coordination with mechanical and electrical contractors.
- Drivers face recorded oversight: Greenwood Ready Mix's entire heavy and light vehicle fleet uses dash cameras.
What makes OSCO unique
- Floor systems combine sister companies: Ocean Steel, Strescon and PreCon jointly supply and install GIRDER-SLAB steel-concrete floors.
- Walls use carbon reinforcement: Strescon's CarbonCast panels join insulation and concrete through a carbon-fiber grid.
- Water infrastructure adds a specialty: Strescon assembles large treatment tanks from prestressed panels tensioned together on site.
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