Ironworker Craftsman 1 ACC

TIC - The Industrial Company; Rayville (LA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

TIC Inc in the United States is seeking an experienced ironworker to lay out, install and align structural steel according to blueprints and industry standards. You will read specifications, cut and assemble components, and ensure precise placement on site to meet project specs.

Responsibilities include fabricating metal parts, rigging hoisting equipment, and verifying alignment with plumb bobs, lasers or levels, all while adhering to safety rules and site procedures.

Qualifications

• HS diploma or equivalent with field experience.
• Ability to read and follow written instructions.
• Ability to pass drug/alcohol testing and background check.

Responsibilities

• Reads specs or blueprints to determine material locations.
• Fabricates metal parts per blueprints or supervisors' instructions.
• Unloads and positions prefabricated steel units; hoists beams using cranes.
• Verifies vertical and horizontal alignment using plumb bobs, lasers, or levels.
• Cuts, bends, or welds steel pieces with torches or welding equipment.
• Assembles hoisting equipment to move heavy materials on site.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Safety compliance

Team communication

Heavy lifting

Education

HS diploma or equivalent

Tools

Rigging equipment

Ladders/Platforms

Measurement tools

Job description

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Ironworkers are responsible for the layout, installation, assembly and steel erection components in accordance with blueprint plans, specifications, codes, and industry standards.

Experience Level

Intermediate

Primary Responsibilities and Duties

• Reads specifications or blueprints to determine the locations, quantities, or sizes of material required.
• Fabricates metal parts, such as steel frames, columns, beams, or girders, according to blueprints or instructions from supervisors.
• Unloads and positions 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.
• Verifies 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.
• Forces structural steel members into final positions, using turnbuckles, crowbars, jacks, or hand tools.
• Pulls, pushes or pries structural steel members into approximate positions for bolting into place.
• Bolts aligned structural-steel members in position for permanent riveting, bolting, or welding into place.
• Assemble hoisting equipment or riggings, such as cables, pulleys, or hooks, to move heavy equipment or materials.

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 strong working knowledge skills and abilities for position.
• Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with management/supervision.
• Proficient in the safe and efficient use of electrical, hand tools, power tools and layout tools as well as measurement tools
• Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing, fit-for-duty medical, and background check
• Observe and comply with all safety and project rules, perform other duties as required

Work Setting & Job Requirements

• The person in this position needs to constantly move about a construction/industrial site, so should be able to stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl
• Constantly works in a construction environment and will be exposed to changing outdoor weather conditions
• Work irregular hours, weekends, overtime and holidays as required
• May be required to use ladders/mechanical platforms/manlifts/scaffold to access required equipment/work areas (may exceed 200 feet), so must be able to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders and scaffolds
• Move and work in and around confined and cluttered places, and uneven surfaces
• Must be able to complete tasks in a noisy and dusty environment
• May be required/able to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across construction/industrial site

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

Few contractors can build what TIC builds, the way TIC builds it. We only hire the best — and our family mentality will drive you to continue to be the best

Whether it’s cement for our sidewalks and driveways; aluminum for our automobiles; wood pellets for our grills; paper plates for our picnics; food for our pets or the beverages we consume with our friends, our longstanding work in the industrial market touches the tiny details in our daily lives.