Senior Ironworker & Welder - Safe Team Leader

EZARC; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Plan With Matching

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Medical

Dental

Vision

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Referral Program

Health Savings Account

Professional Development Assistance

Job summary

EZARC in Phoenix, AZ is seeking an experienced Ironworker (Welder) to join our growing team. You will read and interpret steel erections, create layouts, and perform field welding and fabrication with attention to safety and quality.

The role requires 4+ years as an ironworker, ability to operate lifts, and weld 3G/4G; OSHA certifications are a plus. You will work with a crew to hoist and secure loads, maintain safe practices, and contribute to on-time project completion.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience as an Ironworker.
• Experience with tight deadlines and strict safety requirements.
• Ability to operate a telescopic forklift, boom lift, and scissor lift.
• Welding 3G/4G with different welding applications.
• OSHA/MSHA or other safety certifications are a plus.
• Strong communication with crane or forklift operators using hand signals or radio.
• Comfortable working at heights.
• Bull-rigging experience is a plus.
• Heavy industrial experience in shutdowns or turnarounds is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret steel erection and shop drawings.
• Create layouts on concrete, existing structures, and materials to be fabricated. Confirm these layouts according to the drawings.
• Shakeout steel in order of erection sequence per drawings.
• Prepare hardware needed for materials to be erected.
• Determine proper rigging slings and hardware according to the weight of the load.
• Ensure that all rigging tools are safe and reliable before each use.
• Establish effective communication with the crane operator and crew members using radio or hand signals.
• Detect faulty operation of equipment, tools, or defective material and notify Foreman.
• Fabricate metal parts such as frames, columns, beams or girders, and pipe according to blueprints or revisions from Supervisor.
• Work alongside a crew to perform the erection of structural steel members.
• Maintain a high standard of safety culture.
• Exhibit leadership skills to perform tasks on tight deadlines.
• Signal or verbally direct workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads, to ensure safety.
• Attach loads to rigging to provide support or prepare them for moving.
• Select rigging gear according to the weight of the load.
• Control movement of heavy equipment or loads through narrow openings or confined spaces.
• Dismantle and store rigging equipment after each use.
• Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind, or bolt parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding.
• Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade.
• Determine required equipment and welding methods, applying knowledge of metallurgy, geometry, and welding techniques.
• Mark or tag material with job numbers, piece marks, and other identifying marks as required.
• Prepare all material surfaces to be welded, ensuring no loose or thick scale, slag, rust, moisture, grease, or other foreign matter.
• Clean or degrease parts, using wire brushes, portable grinders, or chemical baths.
• Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts, using cutting torches, straightening presses, and hand tools.
• Gouge metals, using the air-arc gouging process.
• Preheat workpieces before welding or bending, using torches or wed burners.
• Connect columns, beams, and girders with bolts, following blueprints and instructions from supervisors.
• Hoist steel beams, girders, and columns into place, using cranes, or signal hoisting equipment operators to lift and position structural-steel members.
• Assemble hoisting equipment or riggings, such as cables, pulleys, or hooks, to move heavy equipment or materials.
• Erect metal or precast concrete components for structures, such as buildings, bridges, dams, towers, storage tanks, fences, or highway guard rails.

Skills

Welding 3G/4G

Rigging & Signaling

Blueprint reading

Safety compliance

Heavy equipment operation

Tools

Telescopic forklift

Boom lift

Scissor lift

Job description

EZARC in Phoenix, AZ is seeking an experienced Ironworker (Welder) to join our growing team. You will read and interpret steel erections, create layouts, and perform field welding and fabrication with attention to safety and quality.

The role requires 4+ years as an ironworker, ability to operate lifts, and weld 3G/4G; OSHA certifications are a plus. You will work with a crew to hoist and secure loads, maintain safe practices, and contribute to on-time project completion.