Ironworker Journeyman - Night Shift

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

TIC - The Industrial Company in Abilene, TX is seeking an experienced Ironworker Journeyman to perform layout, installation, assembly and steel erection per blueprints and industry standards. You will read plans, fabricate components, hoist, align, weld, bolt and rig heavy steel structures on site.

The role requires proficiency with layout and measurement tools, strong safety practices, and the ability to work long hours in an industrial environment. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• Experience as an Ironworker Journeyman in a Power Plant/Industrial setting.
• Strong working knowledge and abilities for the position.
• Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with supervision.
• Proficient in safe and efficient use of electrical, hand, power, and layout tools as well as measurement tools.

Responsibilities

• Read specifications or blueprints to determine locations, quantities, or sizes of material.
• Fabricate metal parts per blueprints or supervisor instructions.
• Position prefabricated steel units; hoist and place beams and columns using cranes.
• Verify alignment of structural steel with plumb bobs, lasers, or levels.
• Cut, bend, or weld steel pieces with shears, torches, or welding equipment.
• Secure structural members with turnbuckles, jacks, or hand tools for final placement.
• Bolts and rivets structural members for permanent assembly.
• Assemble hoisting equipment or rigging to move heavy materials.
• Estimate sizes, distances, quantities, and required time/costs for activities.
• Inspect workers' output for compliance with plans and specifications.

Skills

Ironworker journeyman

Blueprint reading

Communication

Safety compliance

Layout tools

Measurement tools

Electrical tools

Hand & power tools

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

• 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.