Ironworker Craftsman II — Structural Steel & Rigging Expert

TIC - The Industrial Company; Abilene (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

TIC - The Industrial Company in Abilene, TX seeks an experienced Ironworker Craftsman to join our industrial construction team. The role focuses on layout, erection and assembly of structural steel per blueprints, specs and codes.

You will read specifications, fabricate and position steel members, operate hoisting equipment, weld and bolt components, and maintain safety and quality on site. Candidates must handle physical demands and varying weather, with overtime as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience as an Ironworker Craftsman in a power plant/industrial setting.
• Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions.
• Ability to use hand tools, power tools and layout tools safely.

Responsibilities

• Reads specifications or blueprints to determine 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.

Skills

Ironworker

Blueprints

Safety rules

Hand tools

Tools

Power tools

Welding equipment

Lifting equipment

Job description

TIC - The Industrial Company in Abilene, TX seeks an experienced Ironworker Craftsman to join our industrial construction team. The role focuses on layout, erection and assembly of structural steel per blueprints, specs and codes.

You will read specifications, fabricate and position steel members, operate hoisting equipment, weld and bolt components, and maintain safety and quality on site. Candidates must handle physical demands and varying weather, with overtime as needed.