What the posting asks for

• 5+ years' experience
• High school
• English

From the posting's details in Job Bank's open data. The full ad is on Job Bank.

Hours and terms

• 40 hours a week
• Full time, Permanent employment
• Starts 2026-09-14
• In person

Usually needed for this kind of work

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• Completion of a three- to four-year apprenticeship program ora combination of over four years of work experience in the trade and some college or industry courses in structural steel and platework fabrication is usually required to be eligible for trade certification.
• Trade certification for metal fabricators (fitters) is available, but voluntary, in all provinces.
• Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified metal fabricators (fitters) upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.

From Canada's occupation guide (OaSIS) for Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters (NOC 72104). It describes this kind of work in general, not this employer's ad.

What this work usually involves

• Study engineering drawings and blueprints, determine the materials required, and plan the sequence of tasks to cut metal most efficiently
• Construct patterns and templates as guides for layouts
• Lay out reference points and patterns on heavy metal according to component specifications
• Rig, hoist and move materials to storage areas or within worksite
• Assemble and fit metal sections and plates to form complete units or subunits using tack welding, bolting, riveting or other methods
• Set up and operate various heavy-duty metal-working machines such as brake presses, shears, cutting torches, grinders and drills, including computer numerical control (CNC) equipment, to bend, cut, form, punch, drill or otherwise form heavy-metal components

About the employer

• Industry: Construction
• Region: Lower Mainland–Southwest Region