About This Role
This role involves the layout, installation, assembly, and erection of steel components according to blueprints, specifications, codes, and industry standards. It suits an experienced ironworker with a strong understanding of structural steel work.
Responsibilities
- Read specifications or blueprints to determine the locations, quantities, or sizes of material required
- Fabricate metal parts, such as steel frames, columns, beams, or girders, according to blueprints or instructions from supervisors
- Unload and position prefabricated steel units for hoisting
- Hoist steel beams, girders, or columns into place, using cranes or signaling hoisting equipment operators to lift and position structural steel members
- Verify vertical and horizontal alignment of structural steel members, using plumb bobs, laser equipment, transits, or levels
- Cut, bend, or weld steel pieces, using metal shears, torches, or welding equipment
- Force structural steel members into final positions, using turnbuckles, crowbars, jacks, or hand tools
- Pull, push or pry structural steel members into approximate positions for bolting into place
- Bolt aligned structural-steel members in position for permanent riveting, bolting, or welding into place
- Assemble hoisting equipment or riggings, such as cables, pulleys, or hooks, to move heavy equipment or materials
Requirements
- May require a high school diploma or its equivalent with previous years of experience in the field or in a related area
- Possess working knowledge skills and abilities for the position
- Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with management/supervision
- Ability to use hand tools, power tools and layout tools safely and efficiently
- Constantly move about a construction/industrial site, so should be able to stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl
- Constantly work in a construction environment and be exposed to changing outdoor weather conditions
- Work irregular hours, weekends, overtime and holidays as required
- May be required to use ladders/mechanical platforms/manlifts/scaffold to access required equipment/work areas (may exceed 200 feet), so must be able to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders and scaffolds
- Move and work in and around confined and cluttered places, and uneven surfaces
- Complete tasks in a noisy and dusty environment
- May be required/able to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across construction/industrial site
- Have required tools
- May require U.S. driver license
- Observe and comply with all safety and project rules, perform other duties as required
- Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing
