Ironworker

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Job Description & Responsibilities

Structural Assembly: Raises, places, and unites steel girders, columns, and framework components as part of a crew.

Rigging & Hoisting: Sets up hoisting equipment, fastens steel members using chains or cables, and signals equipment operators.

Alignment & Positioning: Uses tag lines, crowbars, jacks, and drift pins or spud wrenches to force members into position and align bolt holes. Verifies vertical/horizontal alignment using levels and plumb bobs.

Welding & Cutting: Cuts and alters steel members using oxyacetylene welding equipment when necessary.

Journeyman Requirements

Experience: Typically 3 or more years of documented field experience in structural steel/rigging.

Certification: NCCER certified craft credentials required.

Skills: Ability to read and interpret instructions, blueprints, and plan work independently; knowledge of basic rigging, signaling hoisting equipment, and alignment tools (plumb bob, level, spud wrenches).

Physical/General: Must pass pre-employment background checks and physical exams; ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs; compliance with all safety and PPE rules.