Ironworker Journeyman HRSG

Kiewit • Vicksburg, MS

3d

About The Position

The Ironworker Journeyman is responsible for laying out, installing, assembling, and erecting steel components in accordance with blueprints, specifications, codes, and industry standards. The work includes reading plans, fabricating and positioning steel members, verifying alignment, cutting, bending, welding, bolting, and assembling rigging for moving heavy materials. The role may also involve estimating materials, time, costs, and resources, and inspecting subordinate work for compliance with contract plans and specifications.

Requirements

• May require a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Previous years of experience in the field or a related area may be required.
• Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing and a fit-for-duty medical examination.
• Must have required tools.
• Must be able to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across a construction or industrial site.
• Must be able to stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl.
• Must be able to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds; access platforms may exceed 200 feet.
• Must be able to work in and around confined, cluttered places and on uneven surfaces.

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; hoist steel beams, girders, or columns into place using cranes or by 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, hand tools, or physical force.
• 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.
• 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 as needed.
• Observe and comply with safety and project rules and perform other duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED