Ironworker

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• At heights
• Noisy
• Confined spaces
• Hot
• Wet/damp

Work setting

• Various locations
• Relocation costs covered by employer

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms
• Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
• Perform job-site calculations
• Align, weld or bolt units in place
• Dismantle metal, pre-cast concrete or laminated timber buildings and other structures
• 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

Additional information

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

Personal suitability

• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player