Ironworker Journeyman Structural

Kiewit•Rayville, LA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for laying out, installing, assembling, and erecting steel components in accordance with blueprints, specifications, codes, and industry standards. The role involves fabricating and positioning structural steel, using hoisting and rigging equipment, aligning and securing steel members, and inspecting subordinate work for compliance with plans and specifications. The position is performed at a construction or industrial site and involves changing outdoor weather conditions, noise, dust, confined or cluttered areas, and uneven surfaces. Work may require access to elevated areas using ladders, mechanical platforms, manlifts, or scaffolds, potentially exceeding 200 feet. Irregular hours, weekends, overtime, and holidays may be required. The employee must have the required tools and be able to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across the site.

Requirements

May require a high school diploma or equivalent.
Previous years of experience in the field or a related area may be required; no specific number of years is stated.
Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing and a fit-for-duty medical evaluation.
Must have the required tools.
Ability to stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl as required by the work.
Ability to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds, including access to work areas that may exceed 200 feet.
Ability to move and work in confined and cluttered spaces and on uneven surfaces.
Ability to complete tasks in noisy and dusty environments.
May be required or able to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across a construction or industrial site.
Ability to work irregular hours, weekends, overtime, and holidays as required.

Responsibilities

Read specifications and blueprints to determine material locations, quantities, and sizes.
Fabricate metal parts such as 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, including 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.
Move structural steel members into final or approximate positions using turnbuckles, crowbars, jacks, or hand tools.
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.
Estimate sizes, distances, quantities, time, costs, resources, or materials needed for work activities.
Inspect subordinate work for compliance with contract plans and specifications, identify deficiencies, explain them, and take corrective action.
Observe and comply with safety and project rules and perform other duties as required.