LF: Work

[Gundo]

Totally serious post, Im looking for work of any kind preferably in the Construction Industry. I have been working in the Concrete Industry for the last 4 years have worked myself up to a lead hand position and run a crew of 10 men. Just tired of the seasonal swing and would like something year round. Im willing to start at any Labourer position and work myself into a trade. Please PM me if you would like my resume email to you.

Thanks.

[Stillman16]

You could try PCL http://www.pcl.com/

They are currently working on the Glenmore Water Treatment Plant, and will be for at least another year (most likely two).

In the careers section they have a general consideration posting...worth a try.

Tonnes of concrete being done!!!!

***I don't work for them, but I work in the plant (city employee).

[Caged Great]

Workopolis and Monster.ca might be good choices as well.

[brownie]

Originally Posted by Stillman16

You could try PCL http://www.pcl.com/

They are currently working on the Glenmore Water Treatment Plant, and will be for at least another year (most likely two).

In the careers section they have a general consideration posting...worth a try.

Tonnes of concrete being done!!!!

***I don't work for them, but I work in the plant (city employee).

Just wondering if you know who is doing the Millwright work there? Did PCL sub it out to someone?

[Stillman16]

Originally Posted by brownie

Just wondering if you know who is doing the Millwright work there? Did PCL sub it out to someone?

I'm not sure, I know the plumbing stuff seems to be Balzers, but as to the rest, I'm not too sure-we primarily have contact with the site formen.

You might be able to call them up, and they would likely give you the name of the company(ies).

The City itself has had millwright postings off and on, so you might want to look into that, the city is a fairly recession proof job!!!

[brownie]

Originally Posted by Stillman16

I'm not sure, I know the plumbing stuff seems to be Balzers, but as to the rest, I'm not too sure-we primarily have contact with the site formen.

You might be able to call them up, and they would likely give you the name of the company(ies).

The City itself has had millwright postings off and on, so you might want to look into that, the city is a fairly recession proof job!!!

Thanks.....just curious more than anything. I worked on the Bearspaw WTP a couple of years ago and the company was out of Quebec. Just wondering if the same company was there.

[killer_carlson]

be sure to check out www.jobbank.gc.ca

I'm an immigration lawyer and know that we are still bringing foreign workers into the country. In order to bring in a foreign worker, we have to demonstrate that there is not a Canadian available to do the work. The employer also has to pay at least the average wage for the industry.

The way to show that there are no Canadians available to do the work is to prove that you have advertised for the position. For all the trade positions, the employer MUST advertise on www.jobbank.gc.ca. I know that the overwhelming majority of my clients would prefer to hire locally because of the language issues and not to mention the huge expense of bringing in foreign labour.

(Note: If you hear someone complain about "all the foreigners taking all the jobs" because the employer is paying them less, you can tell them to shove it. For a labourer, not only does the employer have to prove they are paying at least the going wage, if not more, they also have to pay for flights to and from Canada to the home country for the labourer. It ends up costing the employer thousands to bring the foreign labour in. If there were local people willing to do the work, they would hire them)

For the record, the going wages for labourer positions in Calgary, that an employer would have to pay in order to bring in foreign labour is:

Geographical Area Wage (per hour)
Calgary/Banff/Drumheller $18.32
Edmonton $18.90
Fort-McMurray $19.93
St.Paul/Lloydminster $17.89
Grande Prairie/Slave Lake/Jasper $17.78
Lethbridge/Medicine Hat/Crowsnest Pass $15.42
Red Deer/Camrose/Wetaskiwin/Rocky/Olds $18.00

hope this helps

[Stillman16]

Originally Posted by brownie

Thanks.....just curious more than anything. I worked on the Bearspaw WTP a couple of years ago and the company was out of Quebec. Just wondering if the same company was there.

Is the Quebec company you are refering to John Munier/Vieola (sp?)? they were/are the the firm that provided the technology, and may have brought their own crews. They are providing the technology for Glenmore as well, it will be the same process at both plants when the Glenmore upgrade is complete.

I'd imagine the same sub-trades would be involved, since the job is the same, but I can't confirm either way. But I can say, that the workers I've have contact with appear to be the same ones from the Bearpaw upgrade (I work at both plants).

[Flames_Gimp]

do you have a vehicle? pm me if you do