NS Ironworker Journeyman

Kiewit•Port Arthur, TX

4d•Onsite

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 working at a construction or industrial site in changing outdoor conditions and may require access to work areas using ladders, mechanical platforms, manlifts, or scaffolds, potentially at heights exceeding 200 feet. The position requires irregular hours, weekends, overtime, and holidays as needed, and the ability to work in noisy, dusty, confined, cluttered, and uneven environments.

Requirements

May require a high school diploma or equivalent, with previous years of experience in the field or a related area.
Strong working knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position.
Ability to understand, follow, and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with management and supervision.
Proficiency in the safe and efficient use of electrical tools, hand tools, power tools, layout tools, and measurement tools.
Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing, a fit-for-duty medical examination, and a background check.
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.
Ability to move and work in confined and cluttered spaces and on uneven surfaces.
Ability to complete tasks in noisy and dusty environments.
May be required to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across a construction or industrial site.
Ability to work irregular hours, weekends, overtime, and holidays as required.

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, and 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.
Force 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.
Estimate sizes, distances, quantities, time, costs, resources, or materials needed for work activities.
Inspect subordinate employees' work for compliance with contract plans and specifications, identify deficiencies, and explain and take corrective action.
Observe and comply with safety and project rules and perform other duties as required.