Structural Ironworker – Deck & Joists

About the role

The Structural Ironworker – Deck & Joists is responsible for installing and fabricating various structural components, including floor joists and metal decks, ensuring compliance with building codes and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Accurately measure and read height, width, length, and other proportions with a tape measure
• Assist foreman with proper layout for work to be put in place
• Fabricate or alter parts using grinders, sawzalls, shears, hammers, punches, or drills
• Join materials with PAFs, nails, screws, staples, or adhesives
• Use levels, rules, plumb bobs, framing squares, and lasers to ensure everything is level and secure
• Check work along the way to ensure it meets specification and quality standards
• Install/use rigging and hoisting equipment
• Install flooring systems according to specifications and building codes
• Maneuver units into position for installation, and anchor the units
• Perform welds using stick processes for joists or deck in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions (optional)
• Work at heights with several elevated platforms
• Keep work area clean and productive
• Always exercise the proper use of PPE
• Set up and safely use company equipment
• Maintain welding certification through maintenance logs and supervisor observation

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Participation in a secondary or post-secondary trade curriculum
• 1+ year experience with floor joist, metal deck, or structural steel installation
• Knowledge and understanding of construction safety devices and PPE
• 1+ year experience with stick welding. Current AWS D1.1 SMAW 3G and AWS D1.1 SMAW 4G certifications, AWS D1.5 SMAW 3G and 4G are preferred (optional)
• Rigging and Signaling experience is a plus
• Basic carpentry knowledge

Qualifications

• Self-motivated to grow personally and professionally through on-going education as a result of the rate of change in the position
• Conscientious with customers in areas such as meeting customer needs, wants & expectations
• Ability to successfully adapt (personally and professionally) to changes in the internal and external environment
• Ability to build a relationship with another person or group through effective communication skills (listening, speaking & behaving)
• Ability to focus on and meet target goals and objectives
• Ability to work effectively and productively as a member of a cross-functional team
• Proactively define & resolve problems before they become an issue, and identify & resolve identified problems for optimum results
• Ability to manage one's internal states, impulses and resources

Skills

• Full dexterity of hands and arms
• Lift up to 50 pounds independently
• Stand for long periods of time
• Use hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls
• Walk for long periods of time
• Bend or twist body
• Repeat same movements
• Kneel, stoop, crouch, or crawl
• See objects close and far away
• Focus on particular sounds related to the task

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Medical Gap Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• Basic Short-Term Disability
• Voluntary Long-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401K
• Employee Referral Program

Pay

• Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

• The position is full-time Monday through Friday.

Company Information

• Klover Contracting, Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and employs an inclusive and diverse workforce.
• The company complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location where it has facilities.
• Required clearances include Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance, Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Record Check, FBI Fingerprint Criminal Background Check, and obtaining these clearances is completed as part of the new hire process.
• Klover Contracting, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, veteran or disability status.
• The company adheres to the Company safety policy and requires employees to use all required Personal Protective Equipment provided to them.
• The company encourages and maintains teamwork throughout the company and communicates all pertinent information in a timely and effective manner.
• The company endeavors to maintain its integrity by embracing high ethical standards and adhering to company policies.
• The company demonstrates its Guiding Values of Quality, Customer Satisfaction, Integrity, Teamwork, and Community consistently.