Ironworker

Duties

Ironworkers fabricate, construct and join scaffolding, structural steel buildings, bridges, ornamental ironwork and pre-cast structures.

They erect structural steel components, reinforce steel, post tension tendons, install conveyors and robotic equipment, and sometimes perform reconstructive work on existing structures.

In general, ironworkers:

• Read blueprints and specifications to lay out the work
• Unload and stack steel units so each piece can be hoisted as needed
• Erect and install scaffolding, construction cranes, derricks and other hoisting equipment
• Assemble rigging (cables, pulleys, hooks) to move heavy equipment and materials
• Attach cables from a crane or derrick and direct crane operators with hand signals or radios
• Position steel units, align holes and insert temporary bolts
• Check the alignments and join steel parts by bolting or welding them with an electric arc process
• Assemble and erect pre-fabricated metal structures
• Select, cut, bend, position, and secure steel bars or wire mesh in concrete forms to reinforce the concrete
• Install ornamental and other structural metalwork such as curtain walls, metal stairways, railings and power doors
• Unload and install pre-cast components

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