Ironworker Journeyman

TIC - The Industrial Company; Abilene (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

TIC - The Industrial Company is seeking an experienced Ironworker Journeyman for layout, installation, assembly, and steel erection in a power plant/industrial setting. This role requires reading blueprints, fabricating steel components, and coordinating with crane operators on-site.

Candidates should be skilled in using lasers, plumb bobs, and levels to verify alignment, with the ability to bend, cut, or weld steel and assemble rigging for heavy equipment movement.

Qualifications

• Ironworker Journeyman with power plant / industrial experience.
• Strong working knowledge and abilities for the position.
• Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate with supervision.
• Proficient with electrical, hand tools, power tools and layout tools and measurement tools.

Responsibilities

• Reads specifications or blueprints to determine material locations and quantities.
• Fabricates metal parts according to blueprints or supervisor instructions.
• Unloads and positions prefabricated steel and hoists beams with cranes.
• Verifies alignment of structural steel members using plumb bobs or laser levels.
• Cuts, bends or welds steel pieces using appropriate tools.
• Assembles riggings to move heavy equipment or materials.
• Estimates sizes, distances, and quantities for work activities.
• Inspects workers' output for compliance with plans and corrects deficiencies.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Layout tools

Rigging & signaling

Safety compliance

Tools

Laser equipment

Plumb bob

Levels

Job description

Position Summary

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

Requisition ID: 187563

Position Summary

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

Experience Level

Skilled

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.
• Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources or materials needed to perform a work activity.
• Inspect subordinate's work for compliance with the contract plans and specifications, point out deficiencies and explain and take any corrective action needed.

Qualifications

• Experience as an Ironworker Journeyman in a Power Plant / Industrial setting
• 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

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
• Observe and comply with all safety and project rules, perform other duties as required
• Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing, fit for duty medical and background check

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.