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Gabadi Services Canada Inc. provides all the interior accommodations and fitment for the Canadian Navy's Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships currently being built by Irving Shipbuilding.

Naval Vessel Carpenter

Halifax, NS

Full-time

Salary: $20.00 to $35.00 /hour

Naval Vessel Carpenter

Company operating name: Gabadi Services Canada Inc.

Business Address: 50-52 Mosher Drive., Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B3B 1E6

Position Title: Naval Vessel Carpenter

Gabadi Services Canada Inc. is looking for 2 to 4 experienced Naval Vessel Carpenters to join its team in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Job duties:

• Assemble and install naval vessel accommodations such as insulation, ceilings, bulkheads, floors, floating floors, and general furniture items
• Ensuring work carried out meets quality control standards
• Study and interpret engineering drawings and blueprints, determine the materials required, and plan the sequence of tasks to prepare, install, and assemble materials
• Construct patterns and templates as guides for layouts
• Lay out reference points and patterns on heavy metal according to component specifications
• Rig, hoist, and move materials to storage areas or within worksite
• Assemble and fit metal sections and plates to form complete units or sub-units using tack welding, bolting, riveting, or other methods
• Install fabricated components in final product
• Layout insulation pins according manufacturer specification and/or applicable technical documentation
• Cut and adapt insulation according to areas to be coated, and bond vapour barriers and fibre sheet, lines the sheet above insulation
• Layout bulkhead fasteners and supports according to room drawings – interpret technical drawings
• Conduct layout of ceilings, assembling beam supports, beams and edges; interpret drawings in order to conduct ceiling mounting layout
• Install ceiling, fit necessary inspection hatches, drill holes for placement of lights, ventilation, air conditioning, fire detection, and fire fighting devices and systems
• Sub-floor or floating floor fitting, according to room layout
• Providing support and where applicable performing cutting and / or smoothing activities by mechanical means or oxycut to install various doors
• Anchoring and levelling furniture in relation to room bulkheads, doors, and ceilings in accordance with design drawings to ensure safe installation and
• Performing minor installation adjustments to ensure originally manufactured components comply with manufacturer specifications
• Sealing gaps between different furniture items, bulkheads and ceilings – sketching linings for subsequent manufacture

Terms of Employment: The positions are project based, full time (48 hours per week). Overtime hours are likely, based on project needs.

Language of Work: English

Wage: CAD $20.00 – CAD $35.00 per hour, with eligibility for overtime pay as applicable. Wage subject to annual review.

Benefits: Eligible for standard company benefits which includes medical, Drug Plan and dental insurance.

Paid vacation.

Location of work: 3099 Barrington Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Skills Requirements

Experience

• Applicants should have at least 5 years’ experience as a carpenter and / or steel fitter, ideally with experience in SOLAS-compliant military vessels
• Knowledge of Naval Sector is a must – knowledge of naval terminology, the military sector in general, as well as knowledge of compliance with regulations such as SOLAS and ILO
• Must be experienced with interpretation of 2D drawings and application to onboard environments
• Experience with measurement methods such as flexometers, laser measuring devices, etc.
• Experience with, and training in, handling chemical substances for structural bonding, with special attention paid to mixing, drying and curing times, etc.
• Knowledge of measurement, cutting and sheet supporting installation

Beneficial Certifications

• Sika manufacturer certificate on flooring, epoxy resins or equivalent;
• Naval Outfitting Course
• Environmental awareness Course

Education

No educational requirements

Work Remotely

• No

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: $20.00-$35.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Overtime

Supplemental pay types:

• Overtime pay

Application question(s):

• Must be able to obtain Security and Controlled Goods clearances. Must be Canadian Citizen or Perm Resident with a minimum of 5 years of continuous residency in Canada.

Work Location: One location

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