Ironworker Structural

Fluor•Victoria, TX

About The Position

The Structural Ironworker performs structural steel erection, connection, layout, and fabrication work. The role includes reviewing construction drawings and blueprints to determine work requirements; preparing welds; making up bolts; performing oxyfuel cutting; installing stairs, railings, grating, and decking; and plumbing structures and components. The position also involves safe material handling, storage, cleanup, and the use and care of hand tools, power tools, craft-specific tools, and equipment. The ironworker applies craft-related mathematics and rigging knowledge, including inspecting rigging equipment and hardware, using hitches and slings, calculating sling stress, recognizing crane hand signals and emergency stop signals, tying basic knots, and using equipment for lateral movement of loads without a crane. Knowledge of wire rope components and inspection procedures for wire rope, load blocks, and sheaves is also required. The work requires following health, safety, and environmental requirements. It involves working at heights and in varying indoor and outdoor conditions, including extreme temperatures, wet or humid environments, cramped spaces, fluctuating ventilation, and noise levels above 85 decibels. The position has mental and physical demands that include following oral and written instructions, recognizing hazards, operating tools and equipment, climbing, balancing, lifting, bending, kneeling, reaching, and demonstrating manual dexterity.

Requirements

Ability to understand and carry out oral instructions and read and carry out written instructions.
Ability to work at varying heights and recognize, avoid, and report safety hazards.
Ability to assemble and disassemble objects and operate equipment and power tools.
Ability to see hazards, safety warnings, and barriers.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds without assistance.
Ability to comprehend and respond to audible and visual instructions, alarms, and warnings.
Ability to climb and balance on ladders, scaffolding, and structures.
Ability to bend knees, stoop, kneel, and reach above the shoulders and away from the body to perform work tasks.
Manual dexterity to perform work tasks.
Ability to work in extreme heat or cold, noise above 85 decibels, wet or humid environments, cramped quarters, and fluctuating ventilation, both inside and outside.

Responsibilities

Follow health, safety, and environmental requirements.
Perform cleanup duties and material handling and storage duties.
Identify, use, and care for common hand and power tools and craft-specific tools and equipment.
Apply craft-related mathematics and rigging safety standards and practices.
Inspect rigging equipment and hardware; use common hitches, basic crane hand signals, emergency stop signals, and bowline and clove-hitch knots.
Use slings in hitches and calculate sling stress; use equipment for lateral movement of loads without a crane.
Inspect wire rope, load blocks, and sheaves according to applicable requirements and procedures.
Review construction drawings and blueprints to determine work requirements.
Perform oxyfuel cutting, bolt make-up, weld preparation, and set-up.
Erect and connect structural steel; install stairs, railings, grating, and decking.
Plumb structures and components.
Perform layout and fabrication duties.