Overview

Other trades certificate or diploma

3 years to less than 5 years

  • or equivalent experience
  • New construction (Not pre-engineered)
  • Fabrication
  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
  • Working at heights training
  • Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
  • Install reinforcing steel
  • Erect structural steel
  • Assemble and erect metal buildings
  • Signal crane operators to position units according to blueprints
  • Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms
  • Align, weld or bolt units in place
  • Unload and position steel units so each piece can be hoisted as needed
  • Position and secure steel bars or metal mesh in concrete forms to reinforce concrete structures
  • Safety equipment/gear
  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Confined spaces
  • Dangerous
  • Outdoors
  • At heights
  • Noisy
  • Own transportation
  • Willing to travel
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Physically demanding
  • Manual dexterity
  • Attention to detail
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Tight deadlines
  • Overtime required
  • Various locations
  • Team player
  • Dependability
  • Reliability
  • Organized