Ironworker

Turner Industries; Kingsport (TN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Telehealth access

Job summary

Turner Industries is seeking an experienced Ironworker for a Kingsport, TN assignment. This role involves raising, placing, and uniting girders and structural-steel members to form frameworks, and requires working with a crew under the foreman’s supervision on non-exempt hours.

The job emphasizes safety, tool proficiency, rigging, and adherence to site procedures, with physical requirements including climbing structures and lifting up to 50 pounds. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• 1–4 years of ironworker experience, depending on level.
• Knowledge of ironworker tools and their use.
• NCCER certification may be required.
• Post-offer drug/alcohol screen and physical evaluation.
• Adherence to safety requirements on job sites.

Responsibilities

• Unload deliveries of structural material and set up hoisting equipment.
• Lift and place structural-steel members and guide loads into position.
• Align holes, bolt members, and ensure final positioning.
• Follow supervisor directions and maintain safety and quality on site.
• Comply with company and client safety policies and procedures.

Skills

Rigging

Tools knowledge

Safety awareness

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

NCCER certification

Tools

Rigging equipment

Job description

Turner Industries is a fully diversified industrial contractor. We help move the world forward by providing responsive, innovative solutions designed to increase plant production, reduce costs, reduce downtime, and even prevent shutdowns. Headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA, Turner Industries has over 20,000 employees with offices and job sites across the United States. Our single-solution approach in the petrochemical, refining, energy, pulp and paper, and related industries has made Turner one of the nation's top industrial contractors and earned us the No. 1 spot on ABC's 2024 Top Performers list. People are at the heart of everything we do. Their safety, security, and satisfaction have always been our top priorities. For proof, look no further than our strong working relationships and extraordinary workforce.

Turner Industries Group is seeking an experienced Ironworker for a position in Kingsport, TN. The Ironworker position works as a member of a crew to raise, place and unite girders, columns and other structural-steel members to form completed structures and frameworks. Non-exempt role; Reports to the Foreman; Assigned duties according to specific procedures / work is checked frequently.

Essential Qualifications

• High school or equivalent
• One (1) to four (4) years of experience in specified skill (depending on mechanic level)
• Knowledge of ironworker tools and how to use them
• Rigging skills including wire rope slings
• Some job sites may require NCCER certification
• Post offer drug / alcohol screen, physical evaluation, and signed acceptance of the company Drug, Alcohol and Contraband Policy
• Comply with company and client job site safety requirements
• Must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of others in the workplace

Functional Requirements

Off loads deliveries of structural material from the fabricator; sets up and breaks down hoisting equipment for raising and placing structural-steel members; fastens steel members to cable of hoist; signals worker operating hoisting equipment to lift and place steel member; guides member or rides on member in order to guide it into position; pulls or pries steel members into approximate position while member is supported by hoisting device; forces members into final position; aligns holes in member with corresponding holes in previously placed member; verifies vertical and horizontal alignment of members; bolts aligned members to keep them in position until they can be permanently bolted; cuts steel members to make alterations; perform additional assignments per supervisor's direction

Compensation

Final agreed upon compensation is based upon individual qualifications and experience.

Benefits

Depending on your employment status, benefits include health, dental, vision, life, ADD, voluntary life / ADD, disability benefits, leaves of absence, 401k, paid time off, paid holidays, telehealth access, and employee assistance program.

Physical Involvement

Employee may be required to do the following: climbing ladders, scaffolds, structures, etc. above and below ground level; maintaining balance on ladders, scaffolds structures, etc.; reaching in all directions, handling and manipulating objects and materials; coordinating the movements of eyes, hands and fingers to operate tools and equipment; lifting 30 to 50 pounds from ground level, waist level, and/or overhead; carrying objects, tools, equipment, etc.; standing; sitting; walking; pushing; pulling; bending; kneeling; crouching/squatting; crawling; seeing with or without correction; hearing with or without correction

Turner Industries is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability and/or protected veteran status in accordance with governing law