Structural Ironworker Journey

Bechtel • Corpus Christi, TX

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About The Position

The Journeyman Ironworker helps ensure craft workers are trained to follow project policies and procedures. The role involves raising, positioning, aligning, fastening, and securing structural-steel members, as well as verifying their alignment and making alterations when needed. It also includes safely handling materials and equipment and performing minor maintenance or cleaning of tools and equipment. The position typically requires a minimum of 48 months of industrial construction experience.

Requirements

• Typically a minimum of 48 months of industrial construction experience.
• Knowledge and expertise to train craft workers on project policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of structural-member fastening and installation fundamentals.
• Ability to install and align structural members and verify their vertical and horizontal alignment.
• Knowledge of proper procedures for handling and transporting materials, tools, equipment, and supplies.
• Ability to modify steel members using oxyacetylene welding equipment or grinders with metal cutting discs.

Responsibilities

• Ensure craft workers are trained to follow project policies and procedures.
• Set up hoisting equipment for raising and placing structural-steel members; on most projects, the crane and rigging department sets the cranes for steel erection.
• Use tag lines on all hoisted members.
• Understand how structural members are fastened and install them into approximate position while supported by a hoisting device.
• Install members into their final position using turnbuckles, sleaver bars, porta powers, and hand tools.
• Align holes in a member with corresponding holes in a previously placed member using drift pins, bull pins, spud wrenches, and sleaver bars.
• Verify vertical and horizontal alignment of members using Bazooka bobs, lasers, and levels.
• Bolt members in place until they can be permanently bolted or welded.
• Modify steel members as needed using oxyacetylene welding equipment or grinders with metal cutting discs.
• Follow proper procedures for loading, transporting, and unloading materials, tools, equipment, and supplies.
• Assist in lifting, positioning, and securing materials and structural members during installation.
• Perform minor maintenance or cleaning activities on tools and equipment.

What This Job Offers

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