Ironworker Foreman - ACC

Kiewit•Vicksburg, MS

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Ironworkers are responsible for laying out, installing, assembling, and erecting steel components in accordance with blueprint plans, specifications, codes, and industry standards. This intermediate-level position fabricates and positions structural steel, verifies alignment, and secures members using bolting, riveting, or welding methods. It also involves assembling rigging and hoisting equipment and working in a construction or industrial environment.

Requirements

May require a high school diploma or equivalent, with previous experience in the field or a related area.
Possess working knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position.
Understand, follow, and communicate written and oral instructions effectively with management and supervision.
Use hand tools, power tools, and layout tools safely and efficiently.
Have the required tools.
Be able to constantly move about a construction or industrial site and stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Be able 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.
Be able to move and work in confined and cluttered places and on uneven surfaces.
Be able to complete tasks in noisy and dusty environments and work outdoors in changing weather conditions.
Be able to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across a construction or industrial site.
Be able to work irregular hours, weekends, overtime, and holidays as required.
Pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing, a fit-for-duty medical examination, and a background check.

Responsibilities

Read specifications and blueprints to determine the locations, quantities, and sizes of required materials.
Fabricate metal parts such as steel frames, columns, beams, and girders according to blueprints or supervisor instructions.
Unload and position prefabricated steel units for hoisting; hoist steel beams, girders, and columns into place using cranes or by signaling hoisting equipment operators.
Verify 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.
Move 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 in 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 safety and project rules and perform other duties as required.