Posted 2 months ago
Shop Assistant
@ Boudreau's Boat Building
Morris Island, Nova Scotia
Overview
Boudreau's Boat Building is hiring a full-time Shop Assistant to keep the shop organized so the skilled crew can focus on yacht work. The role covers 5S standards, material movement, battery and tool restocking, waste cleanup and time logging. Pay is $20 to $25 per hour, and no yacht-building experience is required.
Pay:
$20–$25 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Maintain 5S order across colour-coded shop zones
- Move materials between projects and yard
- Audit and charge batteries daily
- Restock tools to their home zones
- Stage materials and clean up waste
Requirements summary:
- Strong attention to detail
- Follows established systems
- Takes direction from multiple crew leads
- Reliable and punctual
- No yacht-building experience required
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Source type not verified · nova-scotia-works
- Employer posting date
- 2026-08-24
- 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 | General labour |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: minimal |
| Work setting | Warehouse, Plant or factory |
| Position | On the move |
| Physical demands | physical high · computer low |
| Perks mentioned | Paid training |
Summary and details written by AI from the posting; the employer’s posting is the authority.
Boudreau's Boat Building
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 3 |
The Shop Assistant keeps the shop organized and flowing so our skilled crew can focus on yacht work instead of losing time hunting for tools, moving their own materials, or fighting chaos. No yacht-building experience required — we’re looking for someone who cares about organization and moves efficiently.
* **Maintain 5S Standards —** Keep order across all color-coded zones, plus the work-in-progress (WIP) and transportation stations that keep jobs moving:
**Green —** Fiberglass
**Pink —** Shared
**Yellow —** Shared
**White —** Rigging & Welding
**Orange —** Carpentry
**Blue —** Cabinetry & Finishing
* **Material Movement & Logistics —** Move materials between projects and keep them flowing where they’re needed
* **Battery Inventory & Charging —** Daily audits, returning strays to their home zones, and keeping chargers plugged in and ready
* **Tool Restocking —** Return tools to their home zones so the crew always finds what they need
* **Staging & Containment —** Stage materials for upcoming jobs and keep the dust-free room organized
* **Waste Management & Cleanup —** Keep the shop clean, clear, and safe
* **Gopher Work —** Move heavy items and haul materials to and from projects and the yard
* **Accurate Time Logging —** Track your time by project for billing, switching your timesheet as you move between jobs through the day.
* **Attention to Detail —** You notice when something’s out of place and put it right
* **Follows Systems —** You respect a process and keep it running the way it’s designed
* **Clear on Priorities —** Able to take direction from multiple crew leads without losing track of what matters most
* **Reliable & Punctual —** You show up, on time, ready to work
* **Coachable —** No specialized yacht experience needed; we’ll teach you. We just need someone who cares about organization and efficiency.
* **Above Typical Pay —** $20–$25/hr, higher than standard janitorial, because a well-run shop directly drives crew productivity and revenue
* **No Daily Chaos —** Clear priorities set every morning by the Shop Foreman
* **A Real Growth Path —** Prove yourself and get cross-trained into basic shop tasks, scaling into more responsibility over time
* **Year-Round Work —** Steady, stable employment in a sector usually plagued by seasonal shutdowns.
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