Ironworker, Structural Steel

United Steel Inc. • East Hartford, CT

19h • Onsite

About The Position

Come join the team at United Steel, New England's largest fabricator and erector of structural steel and miscellaneous metals! United Steel is currently seeking a n Ironworker, Structural Steel . This position is responsible for laying out and fabricating structural steel and sheet metal in order to build metal structures. Welds and cuts steel, interprets blueprints, and works with concrete reinforcing steel bars.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to 3 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation and willingness to travel to jobsites.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and procedure manuals.
• Ability to read and comprehend safety rules, simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Must pass criminal background check and drug test.

Nice To Haves

• strong attention to detail
• ability to multitask
• good communications skills

Responsibilities

• Installing plumb cables (not plumbing building).
• Bolting up and snapping bolts (additional safety training required)
• Laying deck – Sloped.
• Controlled deck zone safety training.
• Small tool training: torches, deck, saw, welders, drills
• Welder - 3/8 flat, vertical and overhead
• Lift certification - Safety.
• Fasten deck.
• Spread joist.
• Weld joist.
• Spread and weld (bolt) bridging – all types.
• Install safety cable and perimeter protection.
• Forklift training.
• Crane hand signals (review).
• Unloading truck
• Shake out.
• Installing stanchions, rat lines on beams before erecting.
• Blueprint reading.
• Rigger (ground man) - safety/equipment
• Welder - wire feeder all positions.
• Connecting.
• Sequencing of steel erection - advanced MP drawing training
• Lintel Layout
• Detail worker - perimeter angle, kickers, seismic, accessories

Benefits

• competitive wages
• excellent benefits
• 401(k) with company match
• supplemental benefits

What This Job Offers

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