Journeyman & Apprentice Ironworker BC
- Coquitlam, BC, Canada
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Job details
- Experience
- Minimum 2 years' experience with structural steel projects
- Posting language
- English
Original job description
About Whitemud Ironworks Limited
Whitemud Ironworks Limited is one of Western Canada’s largest open-shop commercial steel fabricators and erectors. As a fully integrated company, we specialize in structural and miscellaneous steel projects within the commercial sector.
With over 25 years of industry experience, we have built a strong reputation for quality, reliability, and safety. We operate offices and construction crews in both Alberta and British Columbia, supported by three Alberta-based fabrication facilities totaling more than 400,000 square feet.
Today, Whitemud Ironworks proudly employs over 250 team members - and we continue to grow. As we prepare for another busy year, we are seeking skilled and motivated professionals to join our fabrication teams.
Whitemud Ironworks delivers structural and miscellaneous steel for a wide range of commercial construction projects across Western Canada, including:
- Lake City Studios, Burnaby BC
- Champion Pet Foods, Acheson AB
- Rogers Place Arena, Edmonton AB
- Vancouver Airport, Vancouver BC
- And many other notable commercial projects across Western Canada.
Our teams are trusted to deliver safe, precise, and reliable steel solutions that meet demanding commercial schedules and quality standards.
Position Overview
Whitemud Ironworks Limited is hiring experienced & apprentice Ironworkers for our Edmonton-based construction team. Enjoy local work, home every night, and year-round employment. We support your career growth with job-protected apprenticeship opportunities, tuition reimbursement, and a strong promote-from-within culture.
Key Responsibilities
- Read and interpret blueprints and specifications
- Sort, rig, and prepare structural steel for erection
- Erect structural, ornamental, and miscellaneous steel components
- Perform modification and repair work on existing steel structures
- Work in various site conditions, in town and out of town, with overtime as needed
Qualifications
- Ticketed journeyman or registered apprentice
- Valid CWB SMAW all position ticket preferred
- CWB FCAW all position ticket is an asset
- Minimum 2 years' experience with structural steel projects
- Experience with commercial projects is an asset
- Takes safety as your number one priority
- Reliable and willing to work as a team with others
- Legally eligible to work in Canada (no sponsorship available)
More about this job
Responsibilities
The ironworker at Whitemud Ironworks Limited will read drawings, prepare steel pieces, and put up steel beams and structures on job sites. The work also includes repairing and modifying existing steel, often with overtime.
Requirements
Whitemud Ironworks Limited needs candidates with a journeyman or apprentice ticket and at least two years of structural steel experience. A valid CWB welding ticket is preferred, and commercial project experience is an asset.
Skills
- Blueprint reading
- Structural steel erection
- Rigging
- Steel fabrication preparation
- Steel repair and modification
- SMAW welding
- FCAW welding
- Teamwork
- Safety practices
Benefits
- Job-protected apprenticeship opportunities
- Tuition reimbursement
Categories
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Trades
Keywords
- ironworker
- structural steel
- steel erection
- rigging
- blueprint reading
- welding
- CWB certification
- SMAW
- FCAW
- journeyman
- apprenticeship
- construction
- commercial construction
- steel fabrication
- Edmonton
- open shop
Seniority
Mid level
Perks
- Tuition support
Licences and certifications
- Ironworker journeyman ticket
- Registered apprentice
- CWB SMAW all position
- CWB FCAW all position