Journeyman Ironworker: Rigging, Erection & Welds

Matrix Service Company; Rougemont (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase plan

Wellness program

Adoption assistance

Job summary

Matrix Service Company is seeking a Journeyman Ironworker to join our field crew in a structural steel erection role. You will interpret blueprints, plan layout and rigging, and coordinate lifts of girders, columns, and other steel members on job sites.

Responsibilities include setting up hoisting equipment, signaling operators, guiding members during lifts, and verifying alignments with lasers and levels. Expect hands-on welding, cutting, and bolt-torque work in a demanding industrial setting.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three (3) years journeyman level experience in refinery maintenance, turnaround, data center or heavy industrial construction.
• Advanced knowledge of structural steel erection techniques, rigging standards, crane signaling, and field welding/cutting tools.
• Must hold or successfully complete the NCCER Journeyman Ironworker (Structural) certification.
• Successful completion the Matrix Service Safety training and Client/Site specific training.
• Must obtain and maintain active, compliant status within the DISA drug testing program.

Responsibilities

• Interpret blueprints, sketches, and specifications to plan the layout, sequencing, and rigging requirements for structural steel erection.
• Set up, inspect, and oversee hoisting and rigging equipment for safely raising and placing structural-steel members.
• Signals operators of hoisting equipment using standard hand or radio signals to precisely lift and position steel members.
• Guides and controls structural members during lifts using tag lines (rope).
• Aligns bolt holes in newly positioned members with corresponding holes in the existing structure by driving drift pins or using sleever bars and structural wrenches.
• Verifies exact vertical and horizontal alignment (plumb, level, and square) of structural frameworks using plumb bobs, lasers, transit levels, and dials.
• Bolts, tacks, or clamps aligned members to secure them until permanent bolting, high-strength torqueing, or welding is complete.
• Cuts, burns, and welds steel members using oxy-fuel torches and arc welding equipment to make precision field alterations.

Skills

Rigging standards

Crane signaling

Welding/cutting tools

NCCER Journeyman Ironworker

Education

NCCER Journeyman Ironworker certification

Job description

Matrix Service Company is seeking a Journeyman Ironworker to join our field crew in a structural steel erection role. You will interpret blueprints, plan layout and rigging, and coordinate lifts of girders, columns, and other steel members on job sites.

Responsibilities include setting up hoisting equipment, signaling operators, guiding members during lifts, and verifying alignments with lasers and levels. Expect hands-on welding, cutting, and bolt-torque work in a demanding industrial setting.