Industrial Fitter / Mechanical Assembler

Are you mechanically inclined, hands-on, and interested in working with large industrial bearings that support critical equipment across North America? Canadian Babbitt Bearings is looking for an Industrial Fitter / Mechanical Assembler to join our Operations team in Brantford, Ontario.

This is a great opportunity for someone with strong mechanical aptitude and practical fitting or assembly experience to learn specialized bearing assembly processes while supporting production, quality, and machining operations.

Canadian Babbitt Bearings Ltd. is the North American leader in refurbishment, design, and manufacture of Babbitt bearings for the Hydro, Power Generation, and Marine markets. Our skill sets are based on many years of experience providing engineered bearing solutions to our customers that meet or exceed application demands.

At CBB, we are committed to the integrity of manufacture and repair of babbitt bearings. We were founded on the premise that there was a need for a specialized babbitt bearing manufacturer in North America, and since 1981, our focus on bearing production has made us one of the world’s most prominent babbitt bearing facilities.

As part of the RIC Group, you’ll be supported by a network of 19 companies and more than 500 skilled tradespeople across Canada, providing access to extensive manufacturing expertise and resources.

Reporting to the Shop Foreman, the Industrial Fitter / Mechanical Assembler will support bearing assembly and fitting work currently completed by machinists, allowing the machining team to remain focused on machining operations.

What You’ll Do

• Assemble and disassemble industrial bearings and related components

• Prepare bearings for machining, inspection, and customer witness inspections

• Perform bedding and fitting of bearing components

• Blue and check contact between mating surfaces

• Install and remove hardware as required during assembly and fitting activities

• Complete mechanical fitting, adjustment, and preparation of components

• Read drawings and work to basic dimensional requirements

• Support Production and Quality teams during assembly, inspection, and process improvement activities

• Follow established health and safety practices, procedures, and regulations

• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area

What We’re Looking For

• Strong mechanical aptitude and hands-on fitting or assembly experience

• Background as a Millwright, Industrial Mechanic, Industrial Fitter, Mechanical Assembler, or similar trade is an asset

• Experience working with industrial components, bearings, rotating equipment, machining, or manufacturing environments is preferred

• Ability to read and interpret drawings and follow basic dimensional requirements

• Comfortable using hand tools, fitting methods, measuring tools, and mechanical assembly practices

• Detail-oriented approach with a focus on quality, accuracy, and safe work practices

• Motivated, dependable, and able to learn specialized bearing assembly and fitting processes

• Licensed Millwright certification is not required; equivalent hands-on mechanical experience will be considered

Why Join CBB?

• Industry leader in bearing repair and manufacturing

• Work with specialized industrial bearings used by major OEMs and industrial customers across North America

• Learn unique bearing assembly, fitting, and inspection processes from experienced tradespeople

• Support critical repair and manufacturing work that keeps essential industries operating

• Be part of a collaborative team focused on quality, safety, and continuous improvement

• Competitive compensation package and employee benefits package

Who Will Succeed in This Role

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys hands-on mechanical work, takes pride in precision fitting and assembly, and wants to build specialized skills in industrial bearing repair and manufacturing. You do not need to be a licensed Millwright; the priority is finding someone mechanically capable who can learn our processes and contribute to the team.

If you are seeking a positive work environment and challenging, hands-on mechanical work, then we’d like to hear from you! CBB offers a competitive compensation package and employee benefits package.

We thank all applicants for their interest and wish to advise that only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Appropriate accommodations will be provided upon request throughout the recruitment and employment process as required under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).

This is for a current vacancy, AI is not used in the recruitment process.

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