Entry-Level Ironworker Helper: Steel Fabrication Apprentice

Tic Inc; Abilene (TX); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Tic Inc in Abilene, TX seeks entry-level steel fabrication helper to assist skilled craftspeople with reading blueprints, measuring materials, and preparing components for fabrication.

You will help unload, position, and rig steel members, verify alignment, and support welding and assembly tasks under close supervision in outdoor industrial settings.

This role emphasizes safety, teamwork, and reliability, with opportunities to learn basic fabrication skills on active construction projects.

Qualifications

• May require a high school diploma or its equivalent with previous years of experience in the field or in a related area.
• Must possess knowledge skills and abilities for position
• Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with management/supervision
• Field experience in chosen craft discipline
• Knowledge of the safe and efficient use of hand tools, power tools and layout tools.

Responsibilities

• Learn to read specifications or blueprints to determine the locations, quantities, or sizes of material required.
• Assist skilled craftsman to fabricate metal parts, such as steel frames, columns, beams, or girders, according to blueprints or instructions from supervisors.
• Assist with unloading and positioning prefabricated steel units for hoisting; hoists steel beams, girders, or columns into place, using cranes or signaling hoisting equipment operators to lift and position structural steel members.
• Learn to verify vertical and horizontal alignment of structural steel members, using plumb bobs, laser equipment, transits, or levels.
• Cuts, bends, or welds steel pieces, using metal shears, torches, or welding equipment.
• Assemble hoisting equipment or riggings, such as cables, pulleys, or hooks, to move heavy equipment or materials.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Communication

Physical stamina

Safety awareness

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Welding equipment

Rigging equipment

Job description

Tic Inc in Abilene, TX seeks entry-level steel fabrication helper to assist skilled craftspeople with reading blueprints, measuring materials, and preparing components for fabrication.

You will help unload, position, and rig steel members, verify alignment, and support welding and assembly tasks under close supervision in outdoor industrial settings.

This role emphasizes safety, teamwork, and reliability, with opportunities to learn basic fabrication skills on active construction projects.