Ironworker/Structural Foreman - Structural Steel

Kiewit•Vicksburg, MS

17h

About The Position

Ironworkers are responsible for the layout, installation, assembly, and erection of steel components in accordance with blueprint plans, specifications, codes, and industry standards. The role includes reading plans, fabricating and positioning structural steel, aligning and securing members, and assembling rigging or hoisting equipment to move heavy materials. This position is based in a construction/industrial setting with changing outdoor weather conditions. Work may involve irregular hours, weekends, overtime, and holidays, as well as accessing work areas at heights using ladders, mechanical platforms, manlifts, or scaffolds. The employee must be able to work in noisy, dusty, confined, cluttered, and uneven areas and move items weighing up to 50 pounds.

Requirements

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 assessment.
Must have required tools.
Ability to stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl while moving about a construction or industrial site.
Ability to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds; work areas may exceed 200 feet.
Ability to work in confined, cluttered, noisy, dusty, and uneven environments.
Ability to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across a construction or industrial site.

Responsibilities

Read specifications and blueprints to determine material locations, quantities, and sizes.
Fabricate metal parts such as steel frames, columns, beams, and girders according to blueprints or supervisor instructions.
Unload and position prefabricated steel units for hoisting; hoist and position steel beams, girders, or columns using cranes or by signaling 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 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 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.
Observe and comply with safety and project rules.
Perform other duties as required.