Structural Ironworker

Tradesmen International, LLC; City of Schenectady (NY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vacation Pay

401(k) retirement savings plan

Tradesmen+ Rewards Program

Job summary

Tradesmen International is hiring experienced Structural Ironworkers for projects around Schenectady, NY. This first shift opportunity offers pay between $25 and $35 per hour, based on experience and skill.

Join a team that emphasizes safety, productivity, and superior craftsmanship to advance your career. Responsibilities include reading drawings, laying out cambered bridge girders, performing layout with tools, fabricating stiffeners, ensuring proper fit-up, and welding in multiple positions.

Qualifications

• Must read and interpret structural blueprints and drawings.
• Must have experience with structural steel layout and fitting.
• Must have experience grinding and fitting steel components to specification.
• Must have experience using oxy-acetylene cutting equipment.
• Must be able to tack weld in multiple positions.
• Must be reliable, safety-conscious, and able to work independently or as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Interpret complex structural drawings to manually lay out cambered bridge girders.
• Perform layout work using stringlines, tape measures, squares, and soapstone.
• Fabricate and hand-grind steel stiffeners to meet mill-to-bear tolerances.
• Ensure metal-to-metal contact and proper fit-up of structural components.
• Perform manual cutting of heavy steel plates using an oxy-acetylene torch.
• Tack weld structural components in flat, vertical, and overhead positions using 1/8" 7018 electrodes.
• Maintain quality workmanship while adhering to all safety standards.

Skills

Read blueprints

Structural steel layout

Grinding and fitting steel

Tack welding in multiple positions

Oxy-acetylene cutting

Safety-conscious

Team player

Tools

Oxy-acetylene cutting equipment

Welding in multiple positions

Job description

Description

Tradesmen International is immediately hiring experienced Structural Ironworker's for projects located in or around Schenectady, NY. This is a first shift opportunity and the pay rate is $25-$35/hour based on experience and skill level. If you are an Ironworker and want to work alongside other proven craftsmen who emphasize safety, productivity and superior craftsmanship, this is your chance to advance your career!

Job Scope:

• Interpret complex structural drawings to manually lay out cambered bridge girders
• Perform layout work using stringlines, tape measures, squares, and soapstone
• Fabricate and hand-grind steel stiffeners to meet mill-to-bear tolerances
• Ensure metal-to-metal contact and proper fit-up of structural components
• Perform manual cutting of heavy steel plates using an oxy-acetylene torch
• Tack weld structural components in flat, vertical, and overhead positions using 1/8\" 7018 electrodes
• Maintain quality workmanship while adhering to all safety standards

Requirements:

• Must be able to read and interpret structural blueprints and drawings
• Must have experience with structural steel layout and fitting
• Must have experience grinding and fitting steel components to specification
• Must have experience using oxy-acetylene cutting equipment
• Must be able to perform tack welding in multiple positions
• Must be reliable, safety-conscious, and able to work independently or as part of a team

Company Details

Tradesmen International not only offers consistent work, top pay, and employment opportunities, we also provide a benefits package that is among the best in the industry.

Our comprehensive benefits include:

• Tradesmen+ Rewards Program – earn points for hours worked
• Vacation Pay
• Health insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan

Tradesmen International is an EO employer - M/F/Veteran/Disability

“Be Safe” from fraud! Tradesmen International will never ask you to pay for certifications, equipment, or other “up front” costs as a condition of hire. Similarly, we do not request pictures of documents or IDs to private phone numbers or email addresses. If in doubt, please call or visit your closest Tradesmen office to verify the request.

Location

US-NY-SCHENECTADY