Steel Construction Journeyman Field

Job Responsibilities

• Oversight of job crew includes training, coaching, and mentoring
• Ensure projects are completed on time and to quality
• Planning: Developing work schedules, assigning tasks, and coordinating daily activities
• Managing resources: Ensuring that the project has the necessary staff, equipment, and material before the job begins
• Safety: Must spearhead safety for the rest of the crew. Ensuring that safety rules are followed, and training crew members on how to use equipment safely
• Quality control: Inspecting work in progress and completed jobs and addressing quality issues.
• Communication: Reporting project status to supervisors and customers when necessary, and effective communication with crew members.
• Gives progress billing reports to owners monthly or upon request
• Documentation: Completing required documentation and recording daily work
• Performance: Reviewing employee performance and reporting to management both positive and negative reports
• Coordinating daily tasks according to schedule, making changes when necessary due to weather, supply, delivery and available personnel
• Delegating individual responsibilities and projects to crew members and contractors
• Regularly reporting project status to supervisors, site engineers and other officials
• Weld, operate machinery, and hang steel upon job demands.

Qualifications/ Skills

• Must prioritize safety and be strict with crew on enforcement, and willing to write up team members who don’t comply
• Must have a good attitude and work well with owners, peers, customers, and other trades on the job site
• Understand written contract with general contractor and enforce accordingly
• Strong Verbal communication skills
• High level understanding of construction projects
• Mentoring and coaching
• Critical thinking
• Conflict resolution
• Demonstrated knowledge of trade

Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements

• Three years’ minimum experience in structural steel construction
• One to three years of welding experience
• Heavy Equipment certifications are preferred but not required
• Welding certs are preferred
• Current WA state driver’s license & Clean driving record
• Ability to pass a drug & background test

Desired Attributes

• Sense of urgency on important matters.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Team-oriented, collaborative, resourceful, and positive attitude.
• Ability to maintain focus on goals, combined with the flexibility to pivot when necessary.
• Takes ownership over mistakes made
• Straightforward communicator
• A person who can be described as cool and collected
• A person who is ‘always early’
• Someone who has had a lead or supervisor role previously
• Team motivator
• A person who would be described as a natural leader
• Approachable and friendly

Work Hours & Benefits

• This position offers an hourly rate of $25-$30
• Work hours will be Mon-Thurs 6 am-4pm. OT on Fridays is often required upon demand
• 100% paid Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits package for employees!
• Company truck after probation period and demonstrated responsibility
• Annual bonus based on performance (no bonus for the first year of employment.)
• Opportunity for prevailing wage work
• Room for advancement in a small company

Compensation

$25.00 - $30.00 per hour

Additional Information

SEAA is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of steel industry professionals. SEAA assists our members in their employee recruitment, hiring and training processes and we provide on-going safety and training support in effort to nurture success.

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