Structural Steel Worker

Job Description Summary: Responsible for laying out and fabricating structural steel and sheet metal in order to build metal structures. Welds and cuts steel, interprets blueprints, and works with concrete reinforcing steel bars.

Reporting Relationship: The Structural Iron Steel Worker/Erector reports directly to the Structural Steel Foreman. Supervisory Responsibilities: There are no supervisory responsibilities for this position at this time.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
• Build and install iron or steel girders, columns, and other construction materials to form buildings, bridges, and other structures.
• Cut, position, and bolt down steel bars to reinforce concrete.
• Repair older infrastructure.
• Make, weld, and cut structural metal in fabricating shops.
• Erect steel frames.
• Direct operation of cranes to move structural steel, reinforcing bars, and other materials onto and around the construction site.
• Connect steel columns, beams, and girders.
• Drill holes into steel for bolts.
• Number steel according to assembly instructions.
• Unload and stack steel.
• Attach cables to steel and then to the crane.
• Hoist steel into place in the framework.
• Position steel with connecting bars and spud wrenches.
• Work with driftpins to align the holes in the steel with the framework holes.
• Use plumb bobs, levels, and laser equipment to check alignment.
• Monitors standard operational and working practices and supervises oneself and other workers to ensure compliance with the Company’s safety policies and procedures and OSHA industry standards.
• Attend the Company’s safety meetings and mandatory training classes to assist in the training of other employees.
• Strives to improve skills continuously.
• Acts in a way that promotes the Company in the marketplace.
• Able to push, pull and lift up to 75lbs.
• Develops and maintains good relations with outside vendors that benefit the Company.
• All other duties that may be assigned.

Experience & Qualifications:
• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in utilization of comparable materials and equipment used in the general construction business. At least 5 years of direct industry experience.