Ironworker

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 35 to 44 hours per week
- Education: Registered Apprenticeship certificate
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
- or equivalent experience
**Work site environment**:

- Outdoors
- At heights
**Work setting**:

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

- Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms
- Signal crane operators to position units according to blueprints
- Align, weld or bolt units in place
- Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
- Dismantle metal, pre-cast concrete or laminated timber buildings and other structures
- 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
- Working at heights training
- Forklift Operator Certification
**Welding techniques**:

- Oxy-acetylene
- ARC
- Gas metal ARC (GMAW) (MIG)
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Hand tools
**Construction specialization**:

- Industrial, commercial and institutional
**Area of specialization**:

- Erect structural steel
- Install reinforcing steel
- Install pre and post-tensioned cables
- Assemble and erect metal buildings
- Fabricate and repair ornamental iron and non-ferrous components
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Handling heavy loads
- Attention to detail
**Personal suitability**:

- Organized
- Reliability
**Workplace information**:

- On the road job
**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits