What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ironworker (La Porte, TX) - Austin Industrial position at Austin External?
About Austin Industrial
Austin Industrial delivers premier maintenance, construction, and soft craft services to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries. Our team of 4,000 employee-owners, equipped with innovative technology and optimized procedures, helps owners optimize safety, productivity, profit margins, and cost-efficiency.
Ironworker
Performs duties to raise, place and unite girders, columns and other structural steel members to form completed structures or structure framework. This is accomplished by performing the following essential duties and responsibilities. Other duties may be assigned.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
- Reads blueprints and selects required material for construction.
- Sets up hoisting equipment for raising and placing structural steel members.
- Fastens steel members to cable of hoist, using chain, cable or rope.
- Guides structure being lifted into proper position and aligns rivet holes with corresponding holes
- Drives drift pins through rivet holes.
- May assist in lifting, positions and securing of materials and work pieces during installation.
- Verifies vertical and horizontal alignment using plumb bob and level. Bolts align members to keep them in position until they can be permanently bolted or welded in place.
- Bolts aligned structures to keep them in position until permanently riveted, bolted or welded into place.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications Required for this Position:
Education – no minimum education requirements.
Experience – 4 years of Journeyman level experience.
Applicants must be legally able to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visa for this position.
Certification/License: Valid Driver's License.
No Third-Party Inquiries Please
- This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes, or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).
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