Ironworker APP3

Location

• Iron Worker Apprentice
• Raises, places and unites girders, columns and other structural steel members to form completed structures or structure framework.

Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities

• Sets up hoisting equipment, raising and placing structural-steel members, with basic rigging knowledge for raising and placing structural-steel members.
• Fastens steel members to cable of hoist, using chain, cable or rope.
• Pulls, pushes or pries steel members into approximate position while member is supported by hoisting device.
• Forces members into final position, using turnbuckles, crowbars, jacks and hand tools.
• Aligns bolt holes in steel member using drift pins or spud wrenches.
• Bolts align members to keep them in position until they can be permanently bolted or welded in place.
• Loads, transport, unloads material, tools, equipment and supplies.
• May assist in lifting, positioning and securing of materials and work pieces during installation.
• Performs minor maintenance or cleaning activities of tools and equipment.
• Responsible for observing and complying with all safety and project rules, including wearing required personal safety equipment. Performs other duties as required.
• Work within precise limits to standards of accuracy.
• Apply shop mathematics to solve problems.
• Plan work and select proper tools.
• Compare and see differences in size, shape and form of lines, figures and objects.

Basic Qualifications

• May require a high school diploma or its equivalent with previous years of experience in the field or in a related area.
• Has knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.
• Rely on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job.
• Works under immediate supervision.
• Primary job functions do not typically require exercising independent judgment.
• PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS 1. Strength: a. Standing 60% Walking 20% Sitting 20% b. Lifting 50 lb. Carrying 50 lb. Pushing F Pulling F 2. Climbing C Balancing C 3. Stooping O Kneeling O Crouching O Crawling O Reaching C Handling C Fingering C EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS NP Not Present O Occasionally (0-33%) F Frequently (34-66%) C Constantly (67-100%)

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