Ironworker Craftsman 2

TIC - The Industrial Company; Abilene (TX); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

TIC - The Industrial Company in Abilene, TX is seeking an experienced structural steel worker who can read blueprints, cut and weld pieces, and hoist and align steel members.

You will verify alignment, use cranes or signaling, and work outdoors in all weather conditions, with potential overtime and nights when workload requires. Safety rules and teamwork are essential in this hands-on role.

Qualifications

• Must possess working knowledge and abilities for the position.
• Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with management/supervision.
• Ability to use hand tools, power tools and layout tools safely and efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Reads blueprints to determine locations, quantities, or sizes of material required.
• Fabricates metal parts according to blueprints or supervisor instructions.
• Unloads and positions prefabricated steel units for hoisting and uses cranes or signaling for placement.
• Verifies alignment of structural steel members using plumb bobs, lasers, transits, or levels.
• Cuts, bends or welds steel pieces using appropriate tools and equipment.
• Forces steel members into final positions using turnbuckles or hand tools.
• Lifts and bolts structural-steel members for permanent riveting, bolting or welding.
• Assembles hoisting equipment or riggings to move heavy equipment or materials.

Skills

Working knowledge of position

Follow written and oral instructions

Communicate with supervision

Use hand and power tools safely

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

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 working knowledge skills and abilities for position.
• Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with management/supervision.
• Ability to use hand tools, power tools and layout tools safe and efficiently.

Requirements

• Able to meet all physical requirements.
• Must have all required tools
• Expected to climb and work at heights and in confined spaces (may exceed 200 ft)
• Able to work outdoors in all weather conditions
• Able to work overtime, nights, and weekends as required by the workload
• Observe and comply with all safety and project rules. Performs other duties as required.

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.