equipment technician

fabricator/welder

parts technician

laborer

heavy equipment mechanic

North West Crane

•High level of favouritism between service manager, forman, leads towards few apprentice’s and leaves out the rest of guys on floor with poor communication worse than a 7th grade level especially from Forman and leads
•Would schedule inspections on top of techs heads without them knowing or giving decent time
•Main shop overhead crane is decent, but it’s positioned poorly with support beams wobbling when side shifting west to east. 
•Laid off few apprentices before going to school who would’ve been 3rd yrs and were skilled over 2 1st yrs who haven’t gone, were egoistical, think top dogs don’t stink and safety was a second thought
Nearly took out few guys mounting a deck after not asking/detaching crane slings from it thinking crane was already stowed not in use. 
•Forman, leads would often gaslight/belittle and judge character of guys on mistakes instead of walking though what was wrong being decent at leading and problem solving along with other techs
•Forman, leads often leave the floor to gossip and head out to yard not to be seen leaving apprentices on their own and not following the AIT ruling of not at least having one on floor at all times. 
• Most work is onroad with focus from pto up to crane and behind truck cab, not much if you want a good mix of off/on road
•Good salary, benefits were decent, you’re home most of the time as a 9-5. 


Be careful! Instead of any weld test you have less than three months to prove yourself and they won’t tell you if you are doing well or not. If you do anything the VP doesn’t like, they’ll lay you off before three months leaving you ineligible for Employment Insurance. Saw them do this to several people when I was there. The VP is constantly trying to micro manage even though he’s horrible at it so you’ll find yourself waiting for parts and supplies all the time. Just getting a sanding pad to finish your welds is next to impossible and then they criticize your welds. Was told when I was hired there was lots of work but it never picked up. Was also told my tools would be replaced if they got damaged but instead they expect you to replace your own brushes and drill bits if you break them. A lot of their shop tools and welders aren’t maintained so you’re constantly fighting with shotty equipment and then asked why the job took so long. The longest tenured guy when I was there was six months so basically a revolving door of people. Management will eventually run this place into the ground which is a shame.

As a shop/yard labourer, full time just for the summer (Was going back to High School in the fall.) I found myself doing yard maintenance and lots of cleaning and organization. I learned how to use basic hand tools and machinery, as well as a forklift. Management was mediocre as I did not have a very important role within the company. Co-workers, was give and take, people flew by so fast it was hard to make friends. The hardest part of the job was, for me, the heavy lifting and the understanding of unfamiliar terms. Most enjoyable part was driving go-fors and maintaining the yard with the forklift.

I was hired during the downturn as an apprentice. Within my first 2 weeks they laid off staff, wasn't a good feeling. Upon advancing in the trade did not get any more pay even though I was one of the more experienced mechanics. The boss's son also worked there and thought he was the smartest guy on the floor. It was a good stepping stone in the career but I wouldnt go back.

Great place, I was challenged, my boss new what I was capable of, and took the time to show me things in the service industry. I learned alot from him. However; corporate(leduc office) is a Joke. And to make matters worse, my boss promotated a Mechanic, and that went straight to his head, thinking he was the best and we woul bump heads.

vp is on you all the time if he has a hate on for you. the best thing for you is to walk out.my time i saw young welder come in to try and work with no help from the head welder had no blue prints to work from just old hand made ones if you was the guy that did them you was the only one that under stand them

Excellent people and management cares about its employees and has an open door policy. Employees are not micro managed and are treated like professionals. 

It was an experience from the beginning dealing with upset customers from previous management. 
Then i received blame for downturn in economy and i was the reason why the company lost $300,00 in profit last month. i was their scapegoat.

this was the most disorganized work place I have worked at in my 40 years in the work force.The management had no direction and were very seldom at work for a full day.The core management at home office had no accountability. 

I held a digital marketing role within this company and found the entire team to be collaborative, responsive, and overall very productive to work with.

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Equipment technician 5 salaries reported	$47.10 per hour
Fabricator/welder 1 salary reported	$37.50 per hour
Parts technician 1 salary reported	$29.50 per hour
Laborer 2 salaries reported	$26.00 per hour
Heavy equipment mechanic 2 salaries reported	$49.50 per hour

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