Ironworker Helper

Cajun Industries • La Porte, TX

11d

About The Position

The Iron Worker Helper assists skilled craftspersons with supportive duties under immediate supervision. The role often performs runner functions for the crew and assists with laying out and measuring materials for installation. The helper must learn and understand work-related safety hazards and learn to use and operate tools and equipment safely and effectively. Work takes place in plant operations or construction jobsite settings.

Requirements

• Learn and understand safety hazards related to the work.
• Learn to safely and effectively use or operate work-related tools and equipment.
• Move throughout active construction and project sites, including areas with uneven terrain, mud, gravel, sand, and other varying surface conditions.
• Position themselves to inspect work and access materials, equipment, structures, and work areas at ground level, overhead, and in restricted-access locations.
• Ascend and descend stairs, ladders, scaffolding, and other elevated work surfaces while maintaining safety requirements.
• Frequently handle, operate, and use hand tools, power tools, equipment, instruments, and materials associated with assigned duties.
• Frequently move, transport, position, push, pull, lift, or carry materials weighing up to 50 pounds, with or without assistance or mechanical devices where available.
• Frequently communicate and exchange information with crew members, supervisors, clients, subcontractors, vendors, and others in field and office settings.
• Understand information presented through written, electronic, verbal, visual, and environmental sources.
• Work in outdoor environments exposed to heat, cold, rain, humidity, wind, noise, dust, and other weather or site conditions.
• Work in confined spaces, restricted-access areas, or elevated locations when project needs require, in accordance with applicable safety requirements.
• Perform work activities ranging from sedentary to heavy physical exertion depending on project assignment and operational needs.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with crew members, supervisors, clients, subcontractors, vendors, and others.
• Read, interpret, apply, and communicate work instructions, plans, specifications, company policies, safety requirements, and regulatory standards.
• Perform mathematical calculations and apply measurement, estimation, and problem-solving skills needed to complete assigned work.
• Maintain concentration, situational awareness, and attention to detail in environments with multiple activities, distractions, and changing priorities.
• Make timely decisions using sound judgment related to safety, quality, productivity, and project requirements.
• Observe, evaluate, retain, and apply information necessary to perform assigned duties safely and effectively.
• Adapt to changing work conditions, schedules, priorities, and operational demands.

Responsibilities

• Load, transport, and unload materials, tools, equipment, and supplies in support of the crew.
• Assist with raising, placing, and joining girders, columns, and other structural steel to form completed structures.
• Assist in lifting, positioning, and securing materials and workpieces during installation.
• Perform minor maintenance and cleaning of tools and equipment.
• Assist other craft workers as needed.

What This Job Offers

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