Ironworker Journeyman

Kiewit•Abilene, TX

About The Position

Responsible for the layout, installation, assembly, and erection of steel components in accordance with blueprint plans, specifications, codes, and industry standards. The role involves reading plans, fabricating and positioning structural steel, verifying alignment, connecting members, and assembling rigging equipment. The position is in a construction or industrial environment, including power plant settings, and may include inspecting subordinate work for compliance with contract plans and specifications.

Requirements

Experience as an ironworker 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.
Must have required tools.
Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing and a fit-for-duty medical assessment.
Ability to perform the physical and environmental requirements of the role, including working at heights, in confined or cluttered spaces, on uneven surfaces, and in noisy or dusty conditions.

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 pieces using metal shears, torches, or welding equipment.
Move structural steel members into final or approximate positions using turnbuckles, crowbars, jacks, and 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 to perform work activities.
Inspect subordinate work for compliance with contract plans and specifications, identify deficiencies, explain them, and take needed corrective action.
Observe and comply with safety and project rules, and perform other duties as required.