Top Benefits
About the role
Job Description As a Foreman, you will play a key role in executing large-scale projects where rigor and communication are essential. In this role, you will supervise on-site production activities, ensuring the planning and efficient execution of daily operations, work quality, and team management. You will develop and communicate action plans, follow up on tasks, propose solutions to operational challenges, and actively participate in production meetings. You will also be responsible for probation evaluations, employee skill development, compliance with health and safety standards (OHS), and disciplinary management in collaboration with human resources and management. Your role is crucial to achieving performance goals and driving continuous process improvement.
Compensation
- $85,000 to $90,000 per year
- Overtime paid at double time
Work Schedule
- Day: 4-day workweek, 10 hours per day
- Evening: 4-day workweek, 10 hours per day + $2.00/hour premium
- Weekend: 3-day workweek, 12 hours per day + $2.50/hour premium
- Frigate premium (military vessel): $1.25/hour regardless of shift.
You must be available for all shifts. While we consider your schedule preferences (day, evening, weekend) when creating schedules, they cannot be guaranteed. Benefits
- Comprehensive insurance: health, disability, dental, vision, health spending account
- Company events
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and telemedicine
- Paid time off (2 floating days + 2 days for family obligations)
- Paid holidays during site closure
- Retirement plan
- Positive work environment supported by the employer
- Free on-site parking
At Davie, we know that moving is a big change . To welcome you to the region, we offer a relocation allowance for unionized production and maintenance employees: up to $2,500 for a single person or couple, and $4,000 for a family. Full details will be discussed during the hiring process. We want your arrival to be simple and worthy of this new beginning.
Requirements Postsecondary education in a specialized trade (industrial mechanics, electrical, welding-assembly, etc.)
Five (5) years or more experience managing unionized staff
MS Office suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Successful completion of the security clearance process required under the Federal Government Contract Security Program (minimum 5 years continuous residence in Canada with no interruption longer than 6 consecutive months).
About The Team Chez Davie, nous faisons plus que construire des navires : nous jouons un rôle stratégique pour l’industrie maritime depuis près de 200 ans. Chez Davie, nous faisons plus que construire des navires : nous jouons un rôle stratégique pour l’industrie maritime depuis près de 200 ans.
L’effort combiné de chaque soudure, coup de marteau, coup de crayon, décision et contrat a un impact bien au-delà de ses actions propres : ensemble, elles améliorent la qualité de vie des Canadiens en contribuant à l’approvisionnement, au transport et à la sécurité des eaux et des territoires.
About Davie
Davie is more than just Canada’s largest shipbuilder; in fact it is more than just a shipbuilder. Davie provides a wide range of products and services to a number of different industries where it leverages on its high-capacity fabrication capabilities for complex, engineered solutions. The capability to provide end-to-end turnkey solutions and its strategic location makes Davie an ideal partner for a range of industries from oil & gas to defence.
Chantier Davie est le plus gros chantier maritime au Canada, mais ses activités commerciales ne se résument pas à la construction de navires. Chantier Davie offre un large éventail de produits et de services à différents secteurs d'activité. Il imagine pour eux des solutions techniques complexes qu’il réalise en mettant à contribution ses équipements de fabrication extrêmement productifs. Des solutions globales clés en main, un emplacement stratégique, deux facteurs qui font de Chantier Davie le partenaire idéal pour une multitude de secteurs, de l’industrie du gaz et du pétrole à la défense.
Top Benefits
About the role
Job Description As a Foreman, you will play a key role in executing large-scale projects where rigor and communication are essential. In this role, you will supervise on-site production activities, ensuring the planning and efficient execution of daily operations, work quality, and team management. You will develop and communicate action plans, follow up on tasks, propose solutions to operational challenges, and actively participate in production meetings. You will also be responsible for probation evaluations, employee skill development, compliance with health and safety standards (OHS), and disciplinary management in collaboration with human resources and management. Your role is crucial to achieving performance goals and driving continuous process improvement.
Compensation
- $85,000 to $90,000 per year
- Overtime paid at double time
Work Schedule
- Day: 4-day workweek, 10 hours per day
- Evening: 4-day workweek, 10 hours per day + $2.00/hour premium
- Weekend: 3-day workweek, 12 hours per day + $2.50/hour premium
- Frigate premium (military vessel): $1.25/hour regardless of shift.
You must be available for all shifts. While we consider your schedule preferences (day, evening, weekend) when creating schedules, they cannot be guaranteed. Benefits
- Comprehensive insurance: health, disability, dental, vision, health spending account
- Company events
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and telemedicine
- Paid time off (2 floating days + 2 days for family obligations)
- Paid holidays during site closure
- Retirement plan
- Positive work environment supported by the employer
- Free on-site parking
At Davie, we know that moving is a big change . To welcome you to the region, we offer a relocation allowance for unionized production and maintenance employees: up to $2,500 for a single person or couple, and $4,000 for a family. Full details will be discussed during the hiring process. We want your arrival to be simple and worthy of this new beginning.
Requirements Postsecondary education in a specialized trade (industrial mechanics, electrical, welding-assembly, etc.)
Five (5) years or more experience managing unionized staff
MS Office suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Successful completion of the security clearance process required under the Federal Government Contract Security Program (minimum 5 years continuous residence in Canada with no interruption longer than 6 consecutive months).
About The Team Chez Davie, nous faisons plus que construire des navires : nous jouons un rôle stratégique pour l’industrie maritime depuis près de 200 ans. Chez Davie, nous faisons plus que construire des navires : nous jouons un rôle stratégique pour l’industrie maritime depuis près de 200 ans.
L’effort combiné de chaque soudure, coup de marteau, coup de crayon, décision et contrat a un impact bien au-delà de ses actions propres : ensemble, elles améliorent la qualité de vie des Canadiens en contribuant à l’approvisionnement, au transport et à la sécurité des eaux et des territoires.
About Davie
Davie is more than just Canada’s largest shipbuilder; in fact it is more than just a shipbuilder. Davie provides a wide range of products and services to a number of different industries where it leverages on its high-capacity fabrication capabilities for complex, engineered solutions. The capability to provide end-to-end turnkey solutions and its strategic location makes Davie an ideal partner for a range of industries from oil & gas to defence.
Chantier Davie est le plus gros chantier maritime au Canada, mais ses activités commerciales ne se résument pas à la construction de navires. Chantier Davie offre un large éventail de produits et de services à différents secteurs d'activité. Il imagine pour eux des solutions techniques complexes qu’il réalise en mettant à contribution ses équipements de fabrication extrêmement productifs. Des solutions globales clés en main, un emplacement stratégique, deux facteurs qui font de Chantier Davie le partenaire idéal pour une multitude de secteurs, de l’industrie du gaz et du pétrole à la défense.