Ironworker Journeyman

Kiewit•Abilene, TX

About The Position

The Ironworker Journeyman is responsible for laying out, installing, assembling, and erecting steel components in accordance with blueprint plans, specifications, codes, and industry standards. The role involves reading plans, fabricating and positioning structural steel, verifying alignment, cutting and welding steel, and securing members through bolting, riveting, or welding. The position also includes assembling rigging and hoisting equipment, estimating work requirements, and inspecting subordinate work for compliance with contract plans and specifications.

Requirements

Experience as an Ironworker Journeyman in a power plant or industrial setting.
Strong working knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position.
Ability to understand, follow, and communicate written and oral instructions effectively with management and supervision.
Proficiency in the safe and efficient use of electrical tools, hand tools, power tools, layout tools, and measurement tools.
Ability to perform the physical activities required on a construction or industrial site, including standing, walking, sitting, reaching, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and climbing.
Ability to maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds.
Ability to work in confined, cluttered, uneven, noisy, and dusty environments and in changing outdoor weather conditions.
Ability to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across a construction or industrial site.
Must have the required tools.
Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing and a fit-for-duty medical examination.

Responsibilities

Read specifications and blueprints to determine the locations, quantities, and sizes of required materials.
Fabricate metal parts, including steel frames, columns, beams, and girders, according to blueprints or supervisor instructions.
Unload and position prefabricated steel units for hoisting, and hoist or signal operators to lift and position structural steel members.
Verify the vertical and horizontal alignment of structural steel members using plumb bobs, laser equipment, transits, or levels.
Cut, bend, or weld steel 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 place for permanent riveting, bolting, or welding.
Assemble hoisting equipment or rigging, including 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 necessary corrective action.
Observe and comply with safety and project rules and perform other duties as required.