Ironworker

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: Registered Apprenticeship certificate
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
**Work site environment**:

- Outdoors
- Dangerous
- At heights
- Noisy
- Cold/refrigerated
- Hot
- Wet/damp
**Work setting**:

- Fabrication
- Various locations
- New construction (Not pre-engineered)
- Re-vamp and renovation
**Tasks**:

- Signal crane operators to position units according to blueprints
- Align, weld or bolt units in place
- Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
- Unload and position steel units so each piece can be hoisted as needed
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Aerial lift and aerial work platform Certification
- Construction Safety Training Systems (CSTS) Certificate
- Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
**Cranes (assemble, erect, jump, dismantle)**:

- Tower crane
- Conventional hydraulic crane
**Area of specialization**:

- Erect structural steel
- Assemble and erect metal buildings
- Fabricate and repair ornamental iron and non-ferrous components
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Valid driver's licence
- Own transportation
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Tight deadlines
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Manual dexterity
**Own tools/equipment**:

- Tools
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Safety harness
- Gloves
**Personal suitability**:

- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Reliability
- Team player
**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Health care plan