Iron Worker

**Project**:Voisey’s Bay
**Location**:East coast of Labrador (approximately 350 km North of Goose Bay and 35 km Southwest of Naina)
**Rotation**:14 days on, 14 days off
**Shift Length**:12 hours
**Travel**:Flight from airport closest to point of hire
**Accommodation**:Remote site - Camp setting

**Benefits**:Redpath offers comprehensive benefits including but not limited to health, dental and vision care, life insurance, pension and employee assistance program

The primary role of the Journeyperson Ironworker is to provide direct, or indirect, support of construction activities, by assuming responsibility with assembling, erecting, hoisting, installing, repairing and servicing structural ironwork, in the construction of underground infrastructure.

**Health and Safety**:

- Follow Company and Client health and safety standards and report all unsafe acts or conditions to supervisor
- Ensure proper use and maintenance of personal protective equipment.
- Work in accordance with local legislation

**Pre-employment requirement**
- Drug test
- Medical
- Criminal background check
- Operates and maintains hand and power tools, including welding and cutting equipment
- Read blueprints and specifications to lay out work
- Unload and position steel units so each piece can be hoisted as needed
- Erect and install scaffolding, hoisting equipment and rigging
- Signal crane operator to position steel units according to blueprints
- Align and weld or bolt steel units in place
- Assemble and erect prefabricated metal structures
- Position and secure steel bars or metal mesh in concrete forms to reinforce concrete structures
- Install structural metalwork such as curtain walls, metal stairways, railings and power doors
- Examine structures for deterioration, defects or non-compliance with specifications
- May dismantle structures and equipment
- Journeyperson Ironworker Certification, interprovincial certification an asset
- Minimum of five (5) years experience as an Ironworker
- Ability to multi task and work effectively
- Previous mining experience an asset
- Experience in welding or construction (preferred)
- High School Diploma or equivalent (preferred)
- Basic literacy (read, write, basic math and read blue prints) (preferred)
- Self-directed, can work independently within the priorities and structure established by management
- Ability to work efficiently as part of a team as well as independently
- Ability to read, review and understand Standard Work Procedures, safety programs and applicable mine regulations