Structural Ironworker
CR Meyers
- Erected steel frames and directed crane operations to move structural materials efficiently.
- Connected steel columns, beams, and girders, ensuring precise alignment and stability.
- Interpreted blueprints and measurements to plan layouts and welded components in various positions while maintaining strict safety regulations.
- Hoist steel into place in the framework.
- Position steel with connecting bars and spud wrenches.
- Work with drift pins to align the holes in the steel with the framework holes.
- Use plumb bobs, levels, and laser equipment to check alignment. Bolt or weld the piece into place.
- Set reinforcing bars into forms to hold concrete. Fasten bars together with wire.
- Place spacers under rebar to lift the bars off the deck. Cut bars with metal shears and torches.
- Reinforce concrete with welded wire fabric.
- Substitute cables for rebar.
- Tighten cables with jacking equipment, and interpret blueprints, drawings, and measurements to plan layouts.
- Weld small and large components, such as copper plumbing, beams, and pipelines.
- Use specialized machinery for industrial welding and oversee machines that perform the same job.
- Maintain and repair all machinery.
- Assess welded surfaces, structures and components to identify errors. Follow and enforce strict safety regulations such as wearing heat-resistant gloves, protective masks, and safety shoes.
- Monitor machinery for appropriate usage and temperature.
- Weld components in flat, vertical, and overhead positions.
