Consider this unique opportunity to apply your experience in sign manufacturing. In this exciting role with the Ministry of Transportation's Provincial Sign Shop, you will manufacture various types of highway signs and symbols.
About the job
In this role, you will produce a variety of signs by:
• Manufacturing silk screen process frames and cutting profilm for silk screen process printing.
• Setting up silk screen using the knowledge of different inks used on various reflective and non-reflective materials.
• Mixing and applying different paints and primers to metal, plywood and aluminium blanks.
• Operating a computerized sign-maker machine.
• Applying sheeting materials to signs by various methods.
• Assembling and applying messages to extruded signs.
What you bring to the team
Technical Knowledge and Skills:
• You have skills in Outlook, MS Word, and MS Excel and the ability to complete reports (such as Employee and Equipment time sheets, Work Reports, Accident Reports, Diary, etc.).
• You have knowledge of the Traffic Control Manual for Roadway Work Operations and the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
• You have knowledge of the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) and the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Essential Skills:
• You have demonstrated coordination and dexterity to perform a variety of sign-manufacturing tasks.
• You are able to use a variety of hand-powered tools, table saws, and drill presses.
• You have the ability to follow and interpret sign layouts, and written and verbal instructions.
• You have oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• You have the ability to work in a team environment, with minimum supervision and complete daily worksheets, often with tight deadlines.
Don't meet every qualification?
If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!
How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility
We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.
Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's
Human Rights Code and the
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer
accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please
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