Reinforcing Ironworker

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 60 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: Experience an asset
**Work site environment**:

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

- Fabrication
- Various locations
- New construction (Pre-engineered)
- Willing to relocate
- New construction (Not pre-engineered)
- Re-vamp and renovation
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
**Tasks**:

- Perform job-site calculations
- Signal crane operators to position units according to blueprints
- Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
- 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
**Supervision**:

- Ironworkers
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Ironworker Red Seal Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
- Construction Safety Training Systems (CSTS) Certificate
- Forklift Operator Certification
**Type of materials**:

- Steel, iron and heavy metals
**Welding techniques**:

- Oxy-acetylene
**Cranes (assemble, erect, jump, dismantle)**:

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

- Install reinforcing steel
- Install pre and post-tensioned cables
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Travel expenses not paid by employer
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

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

- Tools
- Safety equipment/gear
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Safety harness
- Gloves
**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
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
**Financial benefits**:

- Bonus
**Long term benefits**:

- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
**Other benefits**:

- Free parking available
- Parking available