Description:
Reporting to the appropriate site supervisor, the Ironworker will be responsible for providing full cycle, in depth knowledge and support for the profession of Ironworker to ensure Aecon Construction Solutions Inc. achieves their general and specific project objectives.
- Read blueprints and specifications to lay out the work
- Unload and stack steel units so each piece can be hoisted as needed
- Erect and install scaffolding, construction cranes, derricks and other hoisting equipment
- Assemble rigging (cables, pulleys, hooks) to move heavy equipment and materials
- Attach cables from a crane or derrick and direct crane operators with hand signals or radios
- Position steel units, align holes and insert temporary bolts
- Check the alignments and join steel parts by bolting or tack welding them with an electric arc process
- Assemble and erect prefabricated metal structures
- Select, cut, bend, position, and secure steel bars or wire mesh in concrete forms to reinforce the concrete
- Install ornamental and other structural metalwork such as curtain walls, metal stairways, railings and power doors
- Unload and install pre-cast components