Ironworker Job Description Template

Job title

Ironworker

Job summary

[Company name] is seeking a dependable ironworker to join our team in [city, state]. In this role, you will read blueprints and erection drawings, signal cranes and rig steel members for lifting and support our team’s commitment to safety, quality and service.

Responsibilities

• Read blueprints and erection drawings
• Signal cranes and rig steel members for lifting
• Guide beams and columns into position
• Bolt and weld connections
• Plumb and align steel frames
• Install metal decking, joists and bracing
• Set up and use fall protection systems
• Follow company policies, safety procedures and applicable regulations

Required qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent or equivalent training
• Working knowledge of rigging and crane signaling and steel connection
• Comfort with heights and teamwork and trust
• [Add role-specific requirements, such as driver’s license or ability to pass a background check, if job-related]

Preferred qualifications

• Apprenticeship completion
• AWS structural welding certification
• Signal person and rigger certification
• Experience with spud wrenches and sleever bars

Skills

• Bolting and torque
• Structural welding
• Blueprint reading
• Fall protection systems
• Situational awareness
• Physical courage and discipline

Work environment and schedule

Ironworkers work outdoors at great heights on buildings, bridges and towers, in heat, cold and wind. The work is physically demanding and among the most hazardous in construction, so strict safety practices are essential. Most ironworkers work full-time, with overtime common on big projects. Work may require travel and can stop for high winds or storms.

Pay and benefits

$[min]–$[max] per [hour/year], depending on experience. [List benefits: health insurance, paid time off, retirement plan, training and certification support.]

Equal opportunity

[Company name] is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law, and we provide reasonable accommodations upon request.