Structural Ironworker Helper

Bechtel • Corpus Christi, TX

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About The Position

The Structural Ironworker Helper assists ironworkers with structural-steel installation and related job tasks. Duties may include helping set up hoisting equipment, guiding steel members into position with tag lines, fastening members to hoists with wire-rope chokers or slings, aligning holes, checking vertical and horizontal alignment, and temporarily bolting members in place until permanent bolting or welding can be completed. Cutting steel with oxyacetylene welding equipment or grinders, and performing minor tool or equipment maintenance and cleaning, may be done if the employee has been trained and qualifies. The helper also transports materials, tools, equipment, and supplies; assists with lifting, positioning, and securing materials and structural members; and follows all safety procedures. Job functions may be performed with assistance from a journeyman B or C. The role typically requires at least six months of industrial construction experience.

Requirements

• Typically, a minimum of six months of industrial construction experience.
• Training and qualification are required to cut steel members or perform minor tool and equipment maintenance and cleaning.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with ironworkers and others to perform job tasks.
• May assist in setting up hoisting equipment for raising and placing structural-steel members.
• Guide structural members into position using tag lines.
• Fasten steel members to hoist cables using wire-rope chokers or slings.
• Align holes in members with corresponding holes in previously placed members using drift pins or a wrench handle.
• Verify vertical and horizontal alignment of members using a Bazooka bob and level.
• Bolt aligned members in position until they can be permanently bolted or welded.
• Cut steel members to make alterations using oxyacetylene welding equipment or grinders with metal-cutting discs, if trained and qualified.
• Load, transport, and unload materials, tools, equipment, or supplies.
• Assist with lifting, positioning, and securing materials and structural members during installation.
• Perform minor maintenance or cleaning of tools and equipment, if trained and qualified.
• Adhere to all safety procedures.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed