Entry-Level Ironworker Helper: Learn, Assist, Build

TIC - The Industrial Company; Abilene (TX); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

TIC - The Industrial Company in Abilene, TX is seeking entry-level helpers to assist skilled craftsmen on construction projects involving structural steel. You will learn to read blueprints, follow supervisor directions, and contribute to fabricating, lifting, and fitting steel components.

Responsibilities include unloading, positioning, aligning, cutting, and welding steel parts while maintaining safety on a busy site.

Qualifications

• Read specifications or blueprints to determine locations, quantities, or sizes of material.
• Ability to understand and transmit written and oral instructions to supervision and team.
• Field experience in chosen craft discipline and knowledge of safe tool use.

Responsibilities

• Assist skilled craftsmen to fabricate or assemble metal parts per blueprints.
• Unload and position prefabricated steel units; hoist beams with cranes or signaling equipment.
• Verify alignment of structural members using plumb bobs, lasers, or levels.
• Cut, bend, or weld steel pieces using shears, torches, or welding gear.
• Assemble hoisting equipment and riggings to move heavy materials on site.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Follow instructions

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Layout tools

Job description

TIC - The Industrial Company in Abilene, TX is seeking entry-level helpers to assist skilled craftsmen on construction projects involving structural steel. You will learn to read blueprints, follow supervisor directions, and contribute to fabricating, lifting, and fitting steel components.

Responsibilities include unloading, positioning, aligning, cutting, and welding steel parts while maintaining safety on a busy site.