Traveling Steel Worker

Crossland•Columbus, KS

About The Position

Crossland is seeking highly motivated Traveling Steel Workers to work on construction projects as part of a crew. The role involves raising, placing, and joining girders, columns, and other structural steel members to build completed structures or structural frameworks. Work is generally performed alongside other workers and may include erecting or repairing specific types of structures. Candidates must be willing to travel, work outdoors, and work comfortably at heights above 15 feet. Successful candidates must pass a drug screen, physical, and criminal background check.

Requirements

Must be willing to travel as needed.
Must be able to work outdoors and comfortably at heights above 15 feet.
Must be able to lift up to 70 pounds occasionally and 40–50 pounds frequently.
Must be able to frequently climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and handle materials, and occasionally finger and feel.
Successful candidates must pass a drug screen, physical, and criminal background check.

Responsibilities

Set up hoisting equipment to raise and place structural steel members.
Install rigging between steel members and the hoist hook using a sling, chain, cable, or rope.
Signal workers operating hoisting equipment to lift and place steel members after becoming a certified signal person.
Guide steel members into position using a tag line or by hand from a ladder, scaffold, or mechanical lift.
Pull, push, or pry steel members into approximate position while they are supported by hoisting equipment.
Force members into final position using spud wrenches, bull pins, drift pins, and other hand tools.
Align bolt holes in a member with corresponding holes in previously placed members using drift pins or a spud wrench handle.
Verify vertical and horizontal alignment using a plumb bob, hand level, laser plumb level, or surveying transit.
Bolt aligned members in position until they can be permanently bolted or welded.
Cut and weld steel members to make alterations using appropriate AISC welding equipment.
Erect or repair specific types of structures as assigned.