Steel Ironworker Journeyman

TIC - The Industrial Company; Vicksburg (MS); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

TIC_Craft in Mississippi is seeking a skilled steel erector to lay out, install, assemble and erect structural steel per blueprints and codes. This hands-on role requires reading specifications, coordinating hoisting, and ensuring alignment and safety on site.

Candidates should be comfortable with ladders, platforms, and heavy equipment, have a high school diploma or equivalent, and be able to pass safety and drug tests.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent and field experience preferred.
• Ability to read blueprints and transmit instructions accurately.
• Proficiency with electrical, hand, power, and layout tools.
• Commitment to safety procedures and quality workmanship.

Responsibilities

• Reads blueprints to determine material quantities and sizes.
• Fabricates metal parts per blueprints or supervisor instructions.
• Unloads and positions prefabricated steel units for hoisting and assembly.
• Verifies alignment of steel members using plumb bobs, lasers, or levels.
• Cuts, bends, or welds steel pieces using torches or welding equipment.
• Assembles hoisting equipment to move heavy materials.
• Inspects subordinates' work for compliance with plans and specs.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Rigging & hoisting

Welding

Tool proficiency

Safety compliance

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Power tools

Layout tools

Welding equipment

Job description

Requisition ID: 188084

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 all required tools
• U.S. Driver's License may be required
• Observe and comply with all safety and project rules, perform other duties as required
• Ability to pass pre-access drug, alcohol and fit-for-duty testing

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

Company: TIC_Craft