Ironworker Helper 1

TIC - The Industrial Company; Port Arthur (TX); On-site; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

TIC - The Industrial Company in Port Arthur, TX, is seeking an entry-level assistant to support skilled craftspersons on construction sites. You'll work under direct supervision, reading blueprints, handling material prep, and assisting with hoisting and fabrication tasks related to structural steel.

Responsibilities include reading specs, assisting with cutting, bending, and welding, and helping position heavy steel components safely.

Qualifications

• Read specifications or blueprints to determine quantities/sizes of material.
• Must understand and follow written and oral instructions and communicate with supervision.
• Field experience in the chosen craft discipline.
• Knowledge of safe and efficient use of hand and power tools.
• Demonstrated ability to work under supervision and within safety rules.

Responsibilities

• Learn to read specifications or blueprints to determine locations, quantities, or sizes of material required.
• Assist skilled craftsman to fabricate metal parts according to blueprints or supervisor instructions.
• Assist with unloading and positioning prefabricated steel units for hoisting using cranes or signaling operators.
• Verify vertical/horizontal alignment of structural steel members using plumb bobs, lasers, transits, or levels.
• Cuts, bends, or welds steel pieces using shears, torches, or welding equipment.
• Assemble hoisting equipment or riggings to move heavy equipment or materials.

Skills

Read specs/blueprints

Communication with supervision

Field experience

Tool safety knowledge

Ability to follow instructions

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Position Summary

Assist skilled craftsperson(s) by performing supportive duties as directed and will work under immediate supervision. The level and degree of job responsibilities and requirements vary depending on months of experience and assigned job step.

Position Summary

Assist skilled craftsperson(s) by performing supportive duties as directed and will work under immediate supervision. The level and degree of job responsibilities and requirements vary depending on months of experience and assigned job step.

Experience Level

Entry

Primary Responsibilities And Duties

• Learn to read specifications or blueprints to determine the locations, quantities, or sizes of material required.
• Assist skilled craftsmanf 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.

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.

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.
• Must have required tools.
• May require U.S. Drivers License.
• Observe and comply with all safety and project rules, perform other duties as required.
• Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.