Requisition ID: 914

Location: Port aux Basques NL

Hourly Rate: $39.422

Application Closing Date: 01/30/2025

Application Closing Time: 23:59 hours Atlantic Time

Marine Atlantic is dedicated to creating an environment which promotes employee growth, career development, and job satisfaction. Our employees embody our core values; they are diverse, safety-oriented team-players who exhibit integrity and commitment, and always strive for excellence.

Marine Atlantic is currently looking for a Machinist to work with our Facilities Management department, located in Port aux Basques NL.

Marine Atlantic is committed to a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace. Preference may be given to members of the following equity deserving groups: women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, visible minorities and 2SLGBTQIA+ community members. If you are a member of one or more of these groups, please state to which group(s) you identify in your application.

Reporting to the Plant Maintenance Supervisor, Machinists will perform tasks to sustain the terminal onshore preventative maintenance program as outlined in the preventative maintenance job plans, ensuring minimum down time with a cost-effective approach to vessel schedules and operational requirements whether planned or unplanned.

Machinists are responsible for maintaining onshore based terminal equipment, including wharf and transfer bridges, facilities, terminal support vehicles and emergency generators. Machinists also must interpret drawings, equipment service and operation manuals, obtain cost estimates, make sketches, work at heights, order materials, and complete daily time reports. Machinists set up and operate a variety of machine tools to cut or grind metal, plastic, or other materials to make or modify parts or products with precise dimensions, as well as perform welding services when required.

Additional Key Areas of Responsibility

• Work diligently to promote a safe and inclusive working environment.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, charts and tables, or study sample parts to determine machining operation to be performed. Plan best sequence of operations.
• Compute dimensions and tolerances, and measure and lay out work pieces
• Set up, operate and maintain a variety of machine tools.
• Non-repetitive machining operations such as sawing, turning, milling, boring, planning, drilling, precision grinding, and other operations.
• Fit and assemble machined metal parts and subassemblies using hand and power tools.
• Verify dimensions of products for accuracy and conformance to specifications using precision measuring instruments.
• Set up and program machining tools.
• Participate in lubrication and welding duties.
• Execute tasks as outlined in preventive maintenance job plans.
• Fuel vessels and offloading fuel from bulk carriers/tankers.
• Maintain terminal support vehicles.
• Operate the Loading Ramps as required

What qualifications do I need to be considered for this opportunity?

Education and Experience

• Red Seal Journeyperson certificate with preference given to the following trades: Machinist/Millwright (Industrial Mechanic), Heavy Duty Mechanic, and Automotive Mechanic

OR

• A related applicable trade with qualifications obtained through a reputable Apprentice Training Program

• Must hold a valid Class 5 Driver's License with air brake endorsement
• 3-5 years of experience working in an industrial environment

Additional Qualifications

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Basic computer skills
• Problem solving and troubleshooting skills
• Organizing and Planning to prioritize work
• Ability to work as part of a team towards common goals and objectives

Why work for the Marine Atlantic team?

As part of the Marine Atlantic team, you will participate in a variety of ongoing training programs and development opportunities to navigate your career and chart your course for success. We provide a positive and inclusive work culture that is dedicated to creating an environment which promotes employee growth, career development, and job satisfaction. Some benefits of working with Marine Atlantic include competitive salaries, defined benefit pension plan, comprehensive health benefit packages, and professional development opportunities. Come experience the pride of working with an organization with newly constructed and revitalized infrastructure that has positioned itself for the future.

Safety Sensitive Position

This position is designated as a safety sensitive position and is subject to the provisions of Marine Atlantic's Drug and Alcohol Policy which includes, but not limited to pre-employment testing. We have a zero-tolerance policy for alcohol, cannabis, and illicit drugs.

Additional Information

Marine Atlantic is a Federal Crown Corporation that provides a vital ferry service link between Newfoundland and Labrador and mainland Canada.

At Marine Atlantic, we are dedicated to building and fostering an inclusive and diverse environment, where all employees and customers feel welcomed, valued, and respected.
Marine Atlantic invites applications from all qualified candidates and hires based on merit. We are committed to the principles of equitable employment for all and strongly encourage applications from women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, visible minorities and 2SLGBTQIA+ community members. If you are a member of one or more of these groups, please state to which group(s) you identify in your cover letter, resume or application.
To receive this job poster in an alternative format or to discuss alternate ways of completing the online application, please contact the Marine Atlantic Human Resources Department, in confidence, at [email protected].
We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the recruitment process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, contact the Marine Atlantic Human Resources Department, in confidence, at [email protected].

Marine Atlantic respectfully acknowledges that we operate in Mi'kma'ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq peoples, and on the island of Ktaqmkuk, the unceded traditional territory of the Beothuk and Mi'kmaq peoples. We also acknowledge Labrador as the traditional ancestral homelands of the Innu of Nitassinan, the Inuit of Nunatsiavut, and the Inuit of NunatuKavut.