Manufacturing is one of the largest private sector employers on PEI.
According to the WorkPEI Employment Analysis, in May 2022, 8,400 people worked in manufacturing on PEI.
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Manufacturing on Prince Edward Island – Company hiring practices
- Aspin Kemp & Associates Inc., Montague, Pooles Corner, Stratford
- CMP Equipment, Milton
- Eastern Fabricators, Poole's Corner
- Fiber Connections, Slemon Park
- MacAusland’s Woollen Mills Ltd., Bloomfield
- Next Level Group, Charlottetown
- PEI Bag Company, Central Bedeque
- Sekisui Diagnostics PEI Inc, Charlottetown
- Trout River Industries, Coleman, PEI
- Weatherskin PEI, Stratford
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Sample jobs and employers
Industrial Electrician:
- Cavendish Farms
Construction Industrial Mechanic/Millwright:
- AgraWest Foods Inc.
Sheet Metal Workers:
- Bevan Brothers Ltd.
- J&S Sheet Metal Ltd.
- Sherbrooke Mechanical Ltd.
Welders, Related Machine Operators and Labourers:
- Charlottetown Metal Products
- Jasper Wyman & Sons
- Diversified Metal Engineering Ltd.
- Action Aero
- Charlottetown Metal Products
- MacDougall Steel
Stationary Engineers and Auxiliary Equipment:
- Acadian Fishermen’s Cooperative Ltd.
- Atlantic Beef Products Incorporated
- BioVectra
- Sekisui Diagnostics PEI Inc.
- McCain Foods
- Royal Star Foods Ltd.
CNC Precision Machinist:
- Tube-Fab Ltd.
- MDS Coating Technologies Corporation
- 3 Points Aviation
- StandardAero
- Tronosjet
- Honibe
PEI employers in Aerospace, Defence and Marine
- 3 Points Machining & Aerospace | www.3pointsaviation.com
- Action Aero | www.actionaero.com
- Dual Bright: aviation displays & gauges by MarineNav Ltd. | www.marinenav.ca
- MDS Coating Technologies Corporation | www.mdscoating.com
- Precision G&T Engineering: engineers, machinists, tool & die makers | http://precisiongtengineering.weebly.com | 902-687-1448
- Tube-Fab Ltd. | www.tube–fab.com
Sample jobs in Aerospace
- Assembly Technician
- Aerospace Technician
- Mechanical Engineer
- Quality Technician/Inspector
- CNC/Precision Machinist
Education, training & certification
Holland College has a full compliment of trades and technology programs. Visit www.hollandcollege.com.
For details on trades in manufacturing that have an Apprenticeship program, contact the Apprenticeship Branch of Department of Innovation and Advanced Learning, 902-368-4460 or visit www.apprenticeship.pe.ca.
To explore the manufacturing sector further:
Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC) is a unique non-profit organization dedicated to helping manufacturers GROW and become more competitive at home and around the world.
Canada’s head office is in Owen Sound, Ontario and there is a New Brunswick and PEI location: For the PEI Field Service Advisor, click here.
Visit www.emccanada.org
For a list of open positions in manufacturing, visit www.jobbank.gc.ca
For a list of local jobs, visit www.workpei.ca
For more information about careers in Aerospace & Defence, visit Atlantic Canada Aerospace and Defence Association at https://ac-ada.ca/
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