Posted 6 months ago
Fiberglass Laminators
@ Belliveau Shipyard Limited
Lower East Pubnico, Nova Scotia
Overview
Belliveau Shipyard Limited is hiring 2 full-time fiberglass laminators for its mold shop, laying up hulls, decks and bulkheads in a fast-paced boat building and repair environment. The work involves cutting material, applying resin and fiberglass layers to molds, bonding wood reinforcement and completing repairs. Schedule is Monday to Friday, 8-hour shifts, with overtime pay and a competitive wage based on experience.
Responsibilities:
- Lay up hulls and decks in the mold shop
- Apply resin and fiberglass layers to molds
- Bond wood reinforcement to decks and cabin structures
- Repair or modify damaged glass-fiber parts
- Cut materials, clean and do minor carpentry
Requirements summary:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Dependable, organized and team player
- Experience preferred but training provided
- Ability to perform routine physical labour
- Ability to operate pneumatic, electric and hand tools
- Ability to work at heights on ladders and stairways
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Source type not verified · nova-scotia-works
- Employer posting date
- 2026-05-22
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-05
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-05
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Manufacturing & production |
| Hours per week | 40 |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Plant or factory, Outdoors |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · computer none |
| Languages | English |
| Driver’s licence | required, own vehicle |
| Education | High school (required) |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Performance bonus, Transit support |
Summary and details written by AI from the posting; the employer’s posting is the authority.
Belliveau Shipyard Limited
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 2 |
Our team is seeking 2 Fiberglass Laminators to work in a fast-paced boat building and repair environment. This position will be laying up hulls with the team in the mold shop.
* Cutting material
* Glassing the sets to decks and bulkheads
* Glassing panels, grinding, cleaning, and assisting with other work
* Laminate layers of fiberglass on molds to form boat decks and hulls and complete fiberglass repairs
* Apply layers of plastic resin to mold surfaces before placement of fiberglass mats, repeating layers until products have the desired thicknesses
* Select precut fiberglass mats, cloth, and wood-bracing materials as required by projects being assembled
* Bond wood reinforcing strips to decks and cabin structures of watercraft, using resin-saturated fiberglass
* Repair or modify damaged or defective glass-fiber parts, checking thicknesses, densities, and contours to ensure a close fit after repair
* Cleaning equipment, vehicles, machinery, and work areas
* Completing minor carpentry tasks
* May be required to perform additional duties deemed necessary by the supervisor for the completion of the job.
* High School or equivalent
* Dependable, organized and a team player
* Experience is preferred but not necessary as we will train
* Organization, numeracy and oral communication skills
* Ability to perform routine physical labor such as moving materials, tools, and equipment
* Ability to operate various types of tools; pneumatic, electric, and hand (brush roll or hand brush painting)
* Able to move in narrow and restricted passageway, up and down steep and narrow ladders or stairways, and up and down antenna masts, marine slips, and gangways (onboard ships)
* Valid driver's license, own transportation, etc
* Steel toed boots (all other PPE is provided).
* We offer a competitive wage based on experience.
* Group insurance (Dental Care, Extended Health Care, Life Insurance, Vision Care)
* Paid holiday shutdown
* Paid time off
* On-site parking
* Bonus pay of 2.50$ /hour if 40 hours are worked
* Overtime pay
* Monday to Friday (8 hour shifts)
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