Ironworker Craftsman 2

Kiewit • Greenville, MS

3d

About The Position

Ironworkers are responsible for the layout, installation, assembly, and erection of steel components in accordance with blueprint plans, specifications, codes, and industry standards. This intermediate-level position involves reading blueprints, fabricating and positioning structural steel, verifying alignment, joining steel members, and assembling rigging or hoisting equipment.

The work takes place on a construction or industrial site, often outdoors and in changing weather. The role may involve irregular hours, weekends, overtime, and holidays, along with working at heights and in noisy, dusty, confined, cluttered, or uneven areas. Employees must comply with safety and project rules and may be required to perform other duties as needed.

Requirements

• Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing, a fit-for-duty medical examination, and a background check.
• Ability to move about a construction or industrial site and stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl.
• Ability to work in a construction environment and be exposed to changing outdoor weather conditions.
• Ability to work irregular hours, weekends, overtime, and holidays as required.
• Ability to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds; access equipment or work areas using ladders, mechanical platforms, manlifts, or scaffolds, potentially at heights exceeding 200 feet.
• Ability to move and work in and around confined and cluttered places and on uneven surfaces.
• Ability to complete tasks in a noisy and dusty environment.
• Ability to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across a construction or industrial site, as required.

Responsibilities

• Read specifications or blueprints to determine the locations, quantities, or sizes of materials required.
• Fabricate metal parts, including steel frames, columns, beams, or girders, according to blueprints or supervisor instructions.
• Unload and position prefabricated steel units for hoisting; hoist steel beams, girders, or columns into place using cranes or by signaling hoisting-equipment operators.
• Verify the vertical and horizontal alignment of structural steel members using plumb bobs, laser equipment, transits, or levels.
• Cut, bend, or weld steel pieces using metal shears, torches, or welding equipment.
• Force structural steel members into final positions using turnbuckles, crowbars, jacks, or hand tools.
• Pull, push, or pry structural steel members into approximate positions for bolting.
• Bolt aligned structural-steel members into position for permanent riveting, bolting, or welding.
• Assemble hoisting equipment or rigging, such as cables, pulleys, or hooks, to move heavy equipment or materials.
• Observe and comply with all safety and project rules and perform other duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed