Field Ironworkers (Contract Position)
Timeline: Mid-August through October/November
Work Setting: On-site locations across the Edmonton region, including Camp setups
Employment Type: Full-time, Temporary/Project-based
We are actively recruiting highly skilled, safety-driven Field Ironworkers—both certified Journeypersons and seasoned Apprentices—for a major structural steel erection project kicking off this August. Your primary duties will revolve around assembling, maneuvering, aligning, and fastening heavy structural steel elements in a dynamic outdoor environment. If you excel at deciphering complex blueprints, have extensive experience with high-elevation structural work, and pride yourself on top-tier field craftsmanship, this is the perfect project for you.
Advantages
Consistent, Reliable Hours: Secure guaranteed full-time work during the busy late-summer and autumn construction months.
Excellent Remuneration: Enjoy a lucrative weekly compensation schedule, complete with abundant chances to earn overtime pay.
Uncompromising Safety Standards: Collaborate with veteran craftspeople in an environment that heavily prioritizes secure rigging practices, comprehensive fall protection, and overall site wellbeing.
Ongoing Professional Support: Receive continuous, personalized assistance from a committed recruitment professional for the entirety of your contract.
Responsibilities
Blueprint Mastery: Analyze and decode complex shop drawings, structural blueprints, and technical specifications to orchestrate precise field layouts and intricate connections.
Crane Coordination: Effectively direct crane operators using standard hand signals or radios to hoist, maneuver, and land massive steel columns, joists, trusses, and beams with zero incidents.
Structural Assembly: Expertly bolt, connect, align, and execute tack-welding on structural steel components to flawlessly match the engineer's site plans.
On-the-Fly Adjustments: Execute necessary field modifications utilizing grinders, thermal cutting torches, and other tools to ensure a perfect fit on the job site.
High-Elevation Operations: Safely construct and operate from temporary scaffolding systems and Aerial Work Platforms (AWP), maintaining strict 100% tie-off compliance.
Procedural Compliance: Rigorously follow site-specific safety protocols, stringent quality control measures, and demanding project deadlines without cutting corners.
Qualifications
Professional Background: A minimum of three years of hands-on field experience specifically working as a Steel Erector or Structural Ironworker (we highly prefer candidates with a valid Journeyperson certificate or those registered as advanced apprentices).
Technical Proficiency: Exceptional ability to interpret detailed structural schematics, execute complex rigging techniques, and perform flawless field connections. Holding active CWB welding tickets (SMAW/FCAW) will give you a massive advantage.
Mandatory Safety Tickets:
- Current Fall Protection / Working at Heights certification.
- Valid Aerial Work Platform (AWP) / Boom Lift ticket.
- A valid driver's license paired with a highly reliable personal vehicle.
Physical Stamina: You must be completely comfortable working at extreme elevations, capable of repeatedly lifting materials weighing up to 50 lbs, and prepared to brave unpredictable autumn weather conditions outdoors.
Schedule Commitment: You absolutely must be available to work the entire length of this project, commencing in mid-August without interruption.
Summary
Are you prepared to secure your employment for the upcoming fall season?
Submission Instructions:
Forward your updated resume directly to our lead recruiter:
Alternatively, you can submit your application immediately by clicking the 'Apply Now' button on this job portal!
Please note: We appreciate the time taken by all individuals who apply; however, our recruitment team will only reach out to candidates who meet the strict qualifications outlined above.
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
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