About This Role
This Ironworker role involves the assembly and maintenance of structural components in heavy industrial and commercial construction projects. The position suits a journeyman-level professional with strong welding, fabrication, and stress-relieving skills, and the ability to interpret structural drawings.
Responsibilities
- Safely and competently identify and use advanced rigging procedures and equipment
- Locate needed material or equipment to be moved by lift and secure those materials following safety guidelines
- Set up framework of building by positioning steel girders or other structural elements and then bolting them into place or prepare them for permanent bolting and/or welding
- Ensure that all reinforcing material is in its proper position so that it receives its intended structural load
- Read blueprints, drawings or pictures and understand how they would look like solid objects with height, width or depth
- Visualize objects in three-dimensions from plans and drawings
- Safely perform oxyfuel cutting tasks including straight line and square shapes, piercing and slot cutting
- Communicate and work cooperatively and effectively with all personnel, using good math skills for calculating load requirements
- Understand and complete pre-lift checklists and assist operator with lift plans as needed
- Be proficient in the use of hand signals
Requirements
- Four years minimum heavy industrial field experience as an Ironworker
- Must have locking toolbox and tools necessary to perform the job
- Be able to reeve up and demonstrate the proper use of a block using multiple part line configuration (4 part minimum)
- Must be able to successfully complete all required pre-hire requirements
Important Details
- Schedule: up to a 12-hour shift in varying temperature extremes and other outside conditions
Physical/Site Requirements
- Lift and carry heavy items weighing up to 45 pounds
- Move in and around confined and cluttered places, and uneven areas
- Full range of motion and flexibility consistent with age
- Climb and maintain balance on steel framework, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds
- Work at heights with fall protection, work from manlifts, baskets, JLG
- PPE footwear/prescription safety glasses or eye shields required
About the Company
GrayWolf is a heavy industrial/commercial construction contractor that provides end-to-end solutions from design, fabrication, construction, and facility management nationwide. With more than 45 years of experience, the company focuses on safety, quality, and performance.
