About This Role
This physically demanding position involves erecting, positioning, aligning, and securing structural steel components on construction projects. It suits a hard worker who enjoys being outdoors, thrives in a team atmosphere, and is willing to travel.
Responsibilities
- Erect, position, align, and secure structural steel components, including beams, columns, joists, decking, and other metal materials
- Install miscellaneous metals such as stairs, handrails, guardrails, ladders, and other fabricated steel components
- Read and interpret construction drawings, blueprints, specifications, and installation details
- Perform welding, cutting, grinding, bolting, and fastening of structural steel and metal components
- Assist with rigging, signaling, and directing crane operations for the safe lifting and placement of materials
- Use hand tools, power tools, welding equipment, and other construction-related equipment safely and efficiently
- Verify proper alignment, elevation, and placement of steel components according to project specifications
- Install and secure metal decking and other related building components as required
- Work from aerial lifts, ladders, scaffolding, and elevated work platforms while following fall protection requirements
- Coordinate with superintendents, foremen, and other trades to maintain project schedules and productivity
- Inspect tools, equipment, rigging, and materials to ensure safe operating conditions
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment
- Follow company safety policies, OSHA regulations, and jobsite-specific safety procedures
- Assist with material handling, unloading, staging, and general construction activities as needed
- Perform additional duties as assigned by field supervision
- Set up hoisting equipment for raising and placing structural steel members
- Install rigging from the steel members to the hook of the hoist, sling chain, cable or rope by becoming a certified Rigger
- Signal worker operating hoisting equipment to lift and place steel member by becoming a certified signal person
- Guide member using tag line (rope) or by hands from a ladder, scaffold or a mechanical lift in order to guide it into position
- Pull, push, or pry steel members into approximate position while member is supported by hoisting device
- Force members into final position, using spud wrenches, bull pins, drift pins and other hand tools
- Align bolt holes in member with corresponding holes in previously member by driving drift pins or handle of a spud wrench through holes
- Verify vertical and horizontal alignment of members, using plumb bob, hand level, laser plumb level or a surveying transit
