Gen Frmn Structural Steel

Position Summary

General Foreman Structural Steel will oversee and manage iron and structural steel crews that construct iron/steel structures to specifications.

Qualification Highlights

• Must be able to work at heights in excess of 300 ft.
• Must have 4+ years of experience as a Structural Ironworker, and 2+ years in a supervisory position.
• Must possess all Knowledge Skills and Abilities for positions (see below).
• Must be able to meet all physical requirements.
• Must have reliable transportation.

Position Responsibilities

• Identify all tools required for tasks.
• Hoist equipment and tools into a location via bull rigging or crane.
• Verify vertical and horizontal alignment of structural-steel members, using plumb bobs, laser equipment, transits, and/or levels.
• Illustrate in-depth knowledge of all iron/steel processes.
• Manage multiple crews in regards to scheduling, processes and sequences, time, and cost.
• Read blueprints and specification to determine the scope of work: locations, quantities, and sizes of materials required.
• Pull, push, or pry iron/steel equipment into approximate positions for bolting into place.
• Connect columns, beams, and girders with bolts, following blueprints and instructions from supervisors.
• Bolt aligned structural-steel members in position for permanent riveting or bolting.
• Identify safety risks and the precautions required to eliminate those risks.

Cut, bend, and weld iron/steel pieces, using metal shears, torches, and welding equipment

Required knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Basic knowledge of welding (machine set up, Mig, stick, gas, etc)
• 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.
• Ability to perform all job duties of craft trade.
• Different types of indicators
• Understand how to use a Skidmore
• Plan work and execute
• Correct procedures of Bolting
• Math Skills
• Ability to manage multiple crews.
• Torque vs. Tension, knowledge of Torque and Values
• The footage, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions to perform all craft duties.
• Basic maintenance (inspections)
• Safe operations practices
• Know all aspects of connecting
• Tying knots for tag lines, etc
• Ability to plan out the workload for multiple crews and multiple processes.
• Knowledge of symbols based on legend
• Layout from drawing
• Understand when to stop production work and when an RFI needs to be initiated.
• Cut material from layout and cut sheets
• Fabrication
• Ability to take the lead in the erection of steel, fabrication, grid layout, rigging, etc.
• Flagging of cranes, forklifts, man lifts
• Knowledge of all types of safe rigging practices (chokers, slings, etc.)
• Ability to read cut sheets
• Being able to know the correct installation based on the orientation.
• Able to locate piece marks for correct views and know how to pick out different elevations
• Ability to take drawings required material, line out helpers and executed work
• Knowledge of JLG’s man baskets, cranes
• Read and understand craft specs and cut sheets, craft spec procedures, and recommendations
• Ability to dictate correct knots based on material
• Signaling of equipment (ERTS, NCCO, NCCER)
• Knowledge of specialty tools (torque wrench, Skidmore, torque guns, mag drills, hogan drills)
• Ability to read and understand IFC drawings.
• Knowledge of cutting torch, set up, dangers, usage, cleaning, types of tips and when to use the different types of tips
• Turn of the nut method

Preferred Qualifications

• Zachry ROF’ed employee.
• Basic Computer efficiency
• National Center for Construction Education and Research’s (NCCER) Certification for Journeyman Ironworker.
• Former Zachry Employee.
• Formal/technical education.