Reinforcing Rodworker

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 42.5 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
**Work site environment**:

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

- Fabrication
- Various locations
- New construction (Pre-engineered)
- New construction (Not pre-engineered)
**Tasks**:

- Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms
- Perform job-site calculations
- Signal crane operators to position units according to blueprints
- Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
- Inspect or test structures and equipment for deterioration, defects or failure to comply with specifications or regulations
- Position and secure steel bars or metal mesh in concrete forms to reinforce concrete structures
- Unload and position steel units so each piece can be hoisted as needed
- Read and interpret blueprints
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Working at heights training
- Occupational Health and Safety Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
**Area of specialization**:

- Install reinforcing steel
**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
**Personal suitability**:

- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
**Financial benefits**:

- As per collective agreement
**Long term benefits**:

- Long-term care insurance