Ironworker

Responsibilities & Duties

• Promote and comply with all Company and safety policies and procedures
• Setup hoisting equipment for raising and placing structural-steel members
• Fasten steel members to cable of hoist using chain, cable or rope
• Signal worker operating hoisting equipment to lift and place steel member
• Guide member using tag line (rope) 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 turnbuckles, crowbars, jacks and hand tools
• Align holes in members with corresponding holes in previously placed member by drift pins or spud wrench through holes
• Verify vertical and horizontal alignment of members, using plumb bob and level
• Bolt aligned members to keep them in position until they can be permanently bolted or welded in place
• Cut and weld steel members to make alterations, using oxyacetylene welding equipment
• Maintain a professional appearance
• Other duties as assigned by Foreman or Superintendent

Required Education

A high school diploma or equivalent GED.

Required Experience

A minimum of 6 months experience, or a one-year certificate from a technical school, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Skills/Licenses/Certifications

• Valid driver’s license to operate motor vehicles
• Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals
• Add and subtract two digit numbers and multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s, ability to perform these operations using unit weight measurements and volumes
• Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form
• Ability to work within precise standards of accuracy and follow set procedures and standards

Physical Demands & Working Conditions

• Able to bend, stoop, squat, crawl, climb, kneel, balance, push, pull, and reach overhead for extended periods of time
• Lift and carry at least 50 to 100 pounds
• Climb and descend all types of ladders
• Wear personal protective equipment (e.g., hardhat, eye protection, respiratory protection, fall protection, etc.)

Required Tools

See Tool Requirements

Travel Requirement

May be required to travel to different jobsites on limited notice

Work Environment

• Position requires working in all elements – heat, cold, rain, or snow – depending on job location and time of year
• May require use of personal vehicle for transportation to and from work site
• Must be able to utilize job site sanitary facilities (e.g., Portable Toilets)
• May require work in restricted areas (e.g., excavations, utility tunnels, manholes, tanks, crawl spaces, attics, etc.)
• May require working at various heights, up to 100-feet, from ladders, scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks, or other safe work areas