Our Team

I started working for WF in April 2018. Since then, I’ve been able to be a part of a team that prioritizes my work and life balance. Providing me with good hours and wages allows me to spend time with my family, while also being productive at work. WF’s family-oriented activities like barbeques, Christmas parties, and family tours allow me to show my family what I work on. At WF, I have the opportunity to work on something new every day. My role in crane fabrication with WF has allowed me to be a part of big accomplishments, such as being a part of the crew that has built the largest capacity cranes in this company! I enjoy my role in welding something that I’ve fit together myself and seeing stock steel come together into something useful.

Back in 2016, I decided to apply for a job at WF. I started my position as nightshift foreman and we built a couple of big mods. I’d never done something like that before, and I was extremely proud to help it come together. We have a great team and supports to get the job done on time, leaving you with the best feeling of accomplishment. I’ve stayed on with the company due to this and great mentors on the team who taught me a lot and challenged me. I’ve come to be a mentor myself for the new hires at WF, teaching tricks and sharing tips on how to improve and watching their skills and confidence grow.

I started my time with WF in May 2015, fresh out of university. I’ve been pretty fortunate to get a job in structural engineering right out of graduation, even more so, one which goes the extra step with very generous Christmas parties for the kids and adults, family BBQs and the like. I feel it shows appreciation for the great crew working to help keep things running smoothly. I know everyone looks forward to these events. During work hours, I enjoy the variety of projects I get to be involved in, from very small to incredibly large. There are opportunities for travel, site visits, conferences, seminars, work with the U of A, and even just going into the shops to check out the progress of jobs I’ve worked on. What makes WF different from an engineering firm is that I can go into the shop and see the connections I’ve worked on, the structures and cranes being fabricated, and chat with the people building them.

Since starting with the company back in February 2020, I have many facts to share about my time at WF. For instance, did you know that lobsters taste with their feet? But in all seriousness, I’ve enjoyed joining a team where we work together. We plan our projects together before starting and ensure that safety measures will be met. We not only look out for each other, but we learn as we build different things. I’ve been able to teach newcomers how to weld and fit, as well as the proper rigging and crane techniques I’ve come to learn. It helps that we always have something new that needs to be built, so I learn more as I work and receive training.

I began working for WF in February 2005. A fun fact about our team: fleas can jump 350 times their body length. I’m just joking. The real fact is that I’ve stayed on with WF thanks in part to the company’s daily challenges when it comes to taking care of the equipment and working with staff on multiple projects. I enjoy working on what’s broken, fixing it, and making it work like brand new. I also enjoy being on a team, and the feeling I get when we all can succeed together. What I like most about WF though, is the respect the company gives me and I’m able to give back. I know that I’m an integral part of something bigger, here.

I started working for WF in early 2019 as an apprentice structural fitter. I have stayed with WF because of the opportunities presented to me here. I was provided with lots of hours and projects that I am proud to have my name on, from large-scale models to stainless steel structural projects. With the aid of some very knowledgeable journeymen and superiors who challenged me and guided me, I was able to achieve journeyman status in my trade. Since then I have been given further opportunities by WF to transition my role in the company, and to share my knowledge of the metal trades with new and young apprentices towards a rewarding career.

I started working for WF in July, 2010. My role with the company has allowed me to achieve different goals every day when I focus on detailing structural steel projects. I’ve been able to overcome challenges with skills and knowledge acquired during my time here, completing small and big jobs with self-satisfaction. The managerial team here is very supportive, and everyone respects each other here at WF. It makes me want to continue to be one of the valuable members of a successful team.
Everyone likes the little details here too: the honey cruller doughnuts on Doughnut Thursday, the air freshener in the washroom, and share some drinks and laughs after work is done on Friday. I can’t find a good reason why I should leave and I don’t think I ever will!

I started here at WF in January, 2018. I’m always busy with a new project to do and new happenings on the shop floor. I’ve stayed with the company due to it’s continual growth. We’ve built a good team here, and the comfort with each other and the work tends to stay consistent.

I started working for WF in September 2019. I’m originally from England and I moved to Canada in 2012 with no idea of what I was getting into. My first winter here I thought it would be good to take a walk to the grocery store. One hour later in -20 degree weather, I changed my mind! I’ll take the better challenges here at WF any day. From building new designs to dealing with personnel from all fields and corners of the world, it’s great to see them grow and take shape. It’s especially rewarding to see the tradesmen and tradeswomen around me also grow and develop their skills at WF. It helps that we tend to share the same end goal of creating and delivering a high-quality product for our customers.

I’ve been with the company since March 2018. So fun fact, only 0.9777% of Earth’s population can come up with a fun fact on command. The remaining population will take approximately 3 months before they think of anything interesting. What you may find interesting though is that WF has been extremely steady in providing work over the last 5 years. WF appreciates and values that their employees have lives outside of work and that ultimately, family comes first. They also invest in the success of their employees by providing training to further increase their knowledge and abilities. I’ve benefited from the latter: I’ve been able to provide quality customer service for overhead cranes to a wide variety of customers in various industries, going so far as to represent WF in Cuba! I’ve also been able to experience the independence of running a service truck along with the responsibility of essentially being the face of the company.

I started working for WF in November 2019. I don’t need to do any physical work but I still find constant challenges for myself on my work speed and being more detail-oriented. I’ve stayed with the company for the last few years thanks in part to the company environment: I’m comfortable talking with the people I work with – whether the discussion is work related or not. I never feel degraded when there are things that I missed or don’t understand. I can challenge myself on my personal work goals and I get to be challenged by my supervisors and other colleagues to do more of what I think I’m capable of.

WF has been operating in Nisku longer than I have been alive, but I started with WF on April 4, 2019. I’ve continued to stay with WF because there is real room to grow and prosper here. I love the people I get to work with. I enjoy helping people and seeing the appreciation on their faces. I feel appreciated as well. That appreciation makes me want to grow with the company and create a good work environment for others. The best part of my job is hearing from others that I’ve helped them or when an employee leaves a positive review of the company. I also enjoy seeing our products leaving the company, knowing that we built a product safely. I enjoy onboarding new employees the most. I feel that the initial onboarding process sets the culture of the company and sets the employee up for success in their position.

I started here at WF a bit over a year ago in June 2021. I’ve stayed in part because of Donut Thursdays. Jokes aside, I do love Donut Thursdays but I’ve mainly stayed because WF supports a healthy work/life balance. I get to be home every night and enjoy my weekends with my kids. I appreciate the responsibilities I’ve been trusted with, including a lot of the basic training and in-shop crane use. Though I’m still getting used to the chaos of wiring panels, making it organized and functional is extremely satisfying and I’m usually pretty proud of the result. Recently, I made my first back pan, from the initial layout to completely wired and I’m looking forward to learning more and continuing to advance. Overall, I always feel safe, valued, respected, and invested in.

I started working for WF in January 2020. When I first started with WF, I was a brand-new electrical journeyman searching for a new job. When I came across a potential job interview from a current coworker, I had no idea how much electrical knowledge the job entailed. The question was asked by many “Aren’t you an electrician, why are you working on cranes?” I must admit I had to do a little research myself before I was fully convinced. I ended up staying because the company has treated me very well over the past two and a half years. I feel we have a great group of coworkers, which creates a fun and interesting dynamic every day at work, along with great management that allows us to do our jobs to our best capabilities. I enjoy the responsibility that all the work completed is done safely and correctly, with the added responsibility of running out of my service truck. It makes me a better worker and allows me to learn even more about my job

In August 2006, I began my time here with WF. As foreman, I have a hand in every stage from receiving to final inspection. It’s nice to see all the moving parts of the company come together to turn out our finished product. It’s great to be able to point them out to family and friends, such as the two large gantry cranes just outside of Red Deer that we manufactured for Eagle Builders. We also have a good group of employees which makes it easy to stay. The benefits package and RRSP program help take care of your family and retirement is something I don’t have to worry about.

I started at WF on September 4th, 2001. I’ve stayed with WF because I believe in the company’s values. WF has a lot of respect for the management team, and I have a great relationship with the owners. The company has provided me with opportunities to troubleshoot and diagnose problems, correcting them with various equipment. It’s like getting to solve puzzles for a living. There are many benefits to working with WF, and the top of the list is seeing people that I have mentored, advised, or trained over my career with WF succeed in theirs. I don’t believe there is anywhere better to work or anywhere that I would feel as valued as I do at WF. Also, they let me tell you guys that my all-favorite movie is “The Outlaw Josey Wales”, you should check it out!

I began working for WF the first week of April 2018. Now, I won’t get into my Spain trip, which is probably fresh in everyone’s minds. Instead, I’ll tell you that I applied for the Shipping Coordinator job and didn’t know that I will be hired as a Project Coordinator and get promoted to the role of PM. Good thing that the WF management invested their time to read my resume and consider me for the PM position. The main reason why I have stayed is due in part to WF’s management (Ian/Ryan). They mentored me to be able to do this job. I had some experience in management, but I believe I learned a lot more at WF. I try my best to be able to continue to contribute, but it helps that I pretty much like everything from selling cranes to dealing with all sorts of different people. WF has been fair to me as a result; they value the employees and give everyone a fair chance to succeed in the organization.