Traveling Heavy Industrial Ironworkers

HEAVY INDUSTRIAL IRONWORKERS

This position if responsible for laying out, fabricating, and installing structural steel and sheet metal in order to build metal structures. Welds and cuts steel, interprets blueprints, and works with concrete reinforcing steel bars..

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Reads specifications or blueprints to determine the locations, quantities, or sizes of material required.
• Fabricates metal parts, such as steel frames, columns, beams, or girders, according to blueprints or instructions from supervisors.
• Unload and position prefabricated steel units for hoisting as needed.
• Hoists steel beams, girders, or columns into place, using cranes or signaling hoisting equipment operators to lift and position structural steel members.
• Verifies vertical and horizontal alignment of structural steel members, using plumb bobs, laser equipment, transits, or levels.
• Cuts, bends, or welds steel pieces, using metal shears, torches, or welding equipment.
• Forces structural steel members into final positions, using turnbuckles, crowbars, jacks, or hand tools.
• Pulls, pushes, or pries structural steel members into approximate positions for bolting into place.
• Bolts aligned structural-steel members in position for permanent riveting, bolting, or welding into place.
• Assembles hoisting equipment or rigging, such as cables, pulleys, or hooks, to move heavy equipment or materials.
• Dismantles structures or equipment & assists other craft workers as needed or assigned.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
•    Coordinate eye-hand movements with control and precision.
•    Use hands and fingers fully; reach for, manipulate and feel objects; stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl.
•    Climb and maintain body balance on ladders, scaffolding, or high structures; and see and hear well.
•    Lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
•    Stand, walk, stoop, lay, bend or squat for long periods of time.

REQUIRED TOOLS:
Must possess and bring the following hand tools to each job site:
•    Levels    •    Clamps    •    Wrenches    •    Hammers
•    Pliers    •    Sockets    •    Squares    •    Measuring Devices
•    Gauges    •    FLUPS    •    Protractors    •    Spacing Wedges

We Offer: 

• Safety Focused Work Environment
• Competitive Wages and Per Diem
• Weekly Pay
• Medical/Vision/Dental Benefits
• 401K Plan
• Overtime Potential
• Opportunity for Advancement
• Referral Bonus Program
• Exciting Work with Nationally Known Clients

*This is an abbreviated job description, for full job description and to apply online visit our website at: www.robinsonconstruction.com today. 

Robinson Construction is a Design-Build General Contractor specializing in the completion of process-intense manufacturing facilities throughout the United States. Our clients include heavy industrial, manufacturing; food grade processing plants, chemical and processing; power and renewable energy; healthcare facilities, and mining industries, as well as federal, state, and municipal agencies.

Robinson Construction is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.