Position Summary

Responsible for the layout, installation, assembly and steel erection components in accordance with blueprint plans, specifications, codes, and industry standards.

Experience Level

Skilled

Primary Responsibilities and Duties

•    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.

•    Unloads and positions prefabricated steel units for hoisting; 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.

•    Assemble hoisting equipment or riggings, such as cables, pulleys, or hooks, to move heavy equipment or materials.

•    Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.

•    Inspect subordinate's work for compliance with the contract plans and specifications, point out deficiencies and explain and take any corrective action needed.

Qualifications

•    May require a high school diploma or its equivalent with previous years of experience in the field or in a related area.

•    Must possess strong working knowledge skills and abilities for position.

•    Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with management/supervision.

•    Proficient in the safe and efficient use of electrical, hand tools, power tools and layout tools as well as measurement tools

Requirements

• The person in this position needs to constantly move about a construction/industrial site, so should be able to stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl
• Constantly works in a construction environment and will be exposed to changing outdoor weather conditions
• Work irregular hours, weekends, overtime and holidays as required
• May be required to use ladders/mechanical platforms/manlifts/scaffold to access required equipment/work areas (may exceed 200 feet), so must be able to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders and scaffolds
• Move and work in and around confined and cluttered places, and uneven surfaces
• Must be able to complete tasks in a noisy and dusty environment
• May be required/able to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across construction/industrial site
• Must have required tools
• Observe and comply with all safety and project rules, perform other duties as required
• Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing and fit for duty medical