Trades

Ironworker

Surrey, British Columbia · posted 2026-09-13

$39.00 hourly · 4 openings

Pay is about the local median for this work ($38.09 an hour; Job Bank, 2023–2024)

What the posting asks for

  • 1 to 2 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
  • Shifts: mornings, days, evenings, flexible hours
  • Full time, Permanent employment
  • In person

Usually needed for this kind of work

  • Completion of secondary school is usually required.
  • Completion of a two- to three-year apprenticeship program orover three years of work experience in the trade and some high school, college or industry courses in ironworking are usually required to be eligible for trade certification.
  • Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified ironworkers upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.

From Canada's occupation guide (OaSIS) for Ironworkers (NOC 72105). It describes this kind of work in general, not this employer's ad.

What this work usually involves

  • Read blueprints and specifications to lay out work
  • Unload and position steel units so each piece can be hoisted as needed
  • Erect and install scaffolding, hoisting equipment and rigging
  • Signal crane operator to position steel units according to blueprints
  • Align and weld or bolt steel units in place
  • Erect structural and architectural precast concrete components for buildings, bridges, towers and other structures

About the employer

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

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