Overview
Apprentice Iron Worker
A&H Steel Vancouver is a rapidly growing businesses founded in 2019 as a minority owned subsidiary of A&H Steel, Whitewater Concrete, and Syber Concrete. A&H Vancouver is a rebar supply & fabrication company created to pursue a lucrative adjacency strategy, representing a geographic expansion by A&H Steel and a vertical expansion by Whitewater/Syber. A&H Vancouver, together with its ownership partners, provide a unique and disruptive solution to the endemic problem facing British Columbia’s construction industry with respect to the timely completion of the concrete formwork phase of large-scale construction projects.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Apprentice Iron Worker is required to perform a variety of simple to moderately complex material handling including packing and tying reinforcing material, assisting with unloading trailers, and various other tasks. It is a requirement of this position to become a member of the Ironworkers Local 97 union.
Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities:
- Follow direction of Journeyman
- Ability to learn and apply new skills
- Packing and tying rebar
- Fabricating horses
- Standing prefabricated structures
- Building walls in place
- Ensure saws receive proper maintenance, blades and have gas
- Assist with setting up and taking down equipment in various work areas
- Unload steel bundles from trailers
- Assist rigger with unloading
- Fill out daily FLRA
- Understand Job Hazards Assessment’s and ensure they are applied in the field
- Ensure good housekeeping in order to perform work safely and efficiently,
- Help ensure work is completed as scheduled.
Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- All training is provided however, experience working with Rebar is considered an asset,
- Current WHMIS, and Fall Arrest and is required, or ability to obtain certification (training can be provided)
- An understanding of safe work practices and the knowledge to safely operate the tools of the trade,
- The ability to work at heights,
- Must be able to work independently and as part of a team,
- Position will require exposure to heat, cold, wet and/or humid conditions, vibration and industrial
manufacturing noise,
- Physically fit to perform job tasks and to lift up to 50 pounds, and to stand 8 hours,
- Must be available to work full-time (Monday – Friday), Saturday’s are optional.
Compensation and Benefits
Compensation and Benefits are as per the Ironworkers Local 97 collective agreement.
Raising the Bar. It is an attitude each member of the A&H team brings to every project. We are raising the bar for the construction industry, focusing on integrity, responsibility, authenticity, and making a difference (with your help, of course). We welcome and reward those who share this mindset. If you are a self-motivated individual and believe you have something to contribute to our dynamic team, we invite you to apply today.
Job Type: Full-time
Schedule:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Vancouver, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)