Structural Ironworker, Sr. jobs in Council Bluffs, IA

Required Qualifications

• Leadership Abilities

o Ability to take lead in erection of steel, fabrication, grid layout, rigging ect.

o Ability to perform all job duties of craft trade.

• Drawings

o Ability to read, understand IFC drawings.

o Ability to make hang list, read details off drawings, read all notes on drawings before erection, locate and understand ECN’s and holds on drawings.

o Understand when to stop production work and when a RFI needs to be initiated.

o Read and understand craft specs and cut sheets, craft spec procedures and recommendations

o Able To locate piece marks for correct views and know how to pick out different elevations

o Being able to know the correct installation based on the orientation.

o Knowledge of symbols based on legend

• Rigging

o Knowledge of all types of safe rigging practices (chokers, slings, ect.)

o Ability to dictate correct knots based on material

• Connection

o Know all aspects of connecting

o Correct procedures of Bolting

o Torque vs Tension

• Fabrication

o Ability to read cut sheets

o Lay out from drawing

o Cut material from lay out and cut sheets

• Torque vs. Tension

o Knowledge of Torque and Values

o Knowledge of Tension

o Turn of the nut method

o Different types of indicators

o Understand how to use a skidmore

• Plan work and execute
• • Ability to take drawings, required material, line out helpers and execute work
• Tools and knowledge

o Knowledge of specialty tools (torque wrench, skidmore, torque guns, mag drills, hogan drills)

• Welding and cutting

o Basic knowledge of welding (machine set up, Mig, stick, gas, ect)

o Knowledge of cutting torch, set up, dangers, usage, cleaning, types of tips and when to use the different types of tips

• Equipment Knowledge

o Knowledge of JLG’s man baskets, cranes

o Basic maintenance (inspections)

o Safe operations practices

• Signaling of equipment (ERTS, NCCO, NCCER)

o Flagging of cranes, forklifts, manlifts

• Knots

o Tying knots for tag lines, ect

o Basic knots for lashing

• Math Skills
• • Footage, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions to perform all craft duties.

Physical Requirements

• Employee will be required to adhere to large amounts of standing, walking, bending, squatting and lifting. Will talk and hear to communicate. Will use arms and hands to signal, grab, hold, turn, push, pull: objects, materials, controls and tools. May be required to lift, carry and move up to 50lbs. Will work at heights, climb ladders and stairways, work off of platforms and man lifts, and may occasionally work out on an open structure using the appropriate fall protection requirements. Will be required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) including but not limited to: hard hat, safety glasses/goggles, ear plugs/muffs, masks/respirators, safety vests, gloves and leather work boots.