Journeyman & Apprentice Ironworker - Red Deer
- Red Deer, AB, 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 Red Deer - 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 blueprints, prepare and rig structural steel, and erect steel components on commercial sites. They will also repair and modify existing steel structures and work at various site conditions, with overtime as needed.
Requirements
Candidates need to be a ticketed journeyman or registered apprentice with at least 2 years of structural steel experience. Welding tickets (CWB SMAW, FCAW) are preferred, and the candidate must be legally eligible to work in Canada.
Skills
- Blueprint reading
- Structural steel erection
- Steel rigging
- Steel preparation
- Ornamental steel
- Miscellaneous steel
- Steel repair and modification
- SMAW welding
- FCAW welding
- CWB certification
- Teamwork
- Safety practices
Benefits
- Job-protected apprenticeship opportunities
- Tuition reimbursement
- Year-round employment
Categories
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Trades
Keywords
- ironworker
- ironworking
- structural steel
- steel erection
- miscellaneous steel
- rigging
- blueprint reading
- steel fabrication
- commercial construction
- CWB SMAW
- CWB FCAW
- welding
- apprenticeship
- journeyman
- construction
- Red Deer
- Alberta
Seniority
Mid level
Perks
- Tuition support
Licences and certifications
- Journeyman ticket
- CWB SMAW all position
- CWB FCAW all position
Tools
- blueprints
Languages
- English