Ironworker Journeyman

TIC - The Industrial Company; Greenville (MS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

TIC_Craft in Greenville, MS is seeking a skilled structural steel erector responsible for layout, installation, assembly and erection in accordance with blueprints and codes.

The role requires reading specifications, fabricating and positioning steel members, operating hoisting equipment, ensuring alignment and quality, and adhering to safety standards on construction sites.

Candidates should be able to stand, climb, lift up to 50 pounds, work irregular hours and pass drug testing.

Qualifications

• Reads blueprints/specifications to determine material quantities and placements.
• Fabricates steel parts per blueprints or supervisor instructions.
• Operates hoisting equipment and positions steel members safely and accurately.
• Ensures proper alignment of structural members using levels, plumb bobs, or laser tools.

Responsibilities

• Reads specifications or blueprints to determine locations, quantities, or sizes of material required.
• Fabricates metal parts such as frames, columns, beams, or girders per blueprints or supervisor instructions.
• Unloads and positions prefabricated steel units for hoisting; signals operators to lift and position members.
• Verifies alignment of structural steel members using plumb bobs, laser, or levels.
• Cuts, bends, or welds steel pieces with torches or welding equipment.
• Forces structural steel members into final positions with hand tools or crowbars.
• Bolts and secures structural members for permanent riveting, bolting, or welding.
• Assembles hoisting equipment or riggings to move heavy equipment or materials.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Rigging & hoisting

Welding & cutting

Measurement tools

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Electric hand tools

Torque wrenches

Laser alignment tools

Crane signaling

Job description

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

• 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

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.

Company: TIC_Craft