Ironworker; Structural) Foreman

Clarksville, Arkansas
Clarksville, AR 72830, USA

Primary Function(s)

Supervises and coordinates the activities of ironworkers, welders, and riggers engaged in raising, placing, and uniting structural-steel members. Responsible for crew safety, productivity, blueprint interpretation, and quality assurance within a refinery, turnaround, or heavy industrial environment.

Typical Duties:

• Actively supports the Company’s commitment to safety and its Core Values
• Always represent the Company with high moral standards while adhering to the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
• Directs, schedules, and supervises a crew of Journeymen and Apprentice Ironworkers to ensure work is completed safely, on time, and within budget
• Interprets structural blueprints, fabrication drawings, and rigging plans; plans for daily work sequences, material staging, and equipment utilization
• Conducts daily Job Safety Analyses (JSAs) and tool-box safety meetings. Identifies job site hazards, implements immediate corrective actions, and ensures 100% compliance with OSHA, client, and company safety rules.
• Oversees complex rigging layouts and critical lift plans, ensuring proper crane signaling, capacity limits, and safety boundaries are maintained
• Verifies that structural alignment (plumb, level, square), permanent bolting/torqueing, and field welding meet strict engineering specs and code requirements
• Coordinates with site supervisors, crane operators, and other crafts to prevent logistical conflicts and ensure required tools, materials, and equipment are available
• Tracks crew hours, documents daily progress logs, and reports work-completed milestones directly to project supervision or management
• Analyze complex structural ironwork projects and recommend alternative strategies to complete the same project
• Reviewing project status reports prepared by the general foreman and reallocating resources to ensure projects are completed on time
• Perform all other job-related duties as requested by management

Skills, Knowledge &

Qualifications:

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience as a Journeyman Ironworker, with at least one (1) to two (2) years of proven experience in a Foreman or supervisory role within refinery maintenance, turnarounds, data centers or heavy industrial construction
• Advanced proficiency in reading structural blueprints, weld symbols, and industrial rigging manuals
• Strong leadership, communication, and conflict-resolution skills to manage crew dynamics and interface with clients
• Must hold or successfully complete craft test or the NCCER Ironworker Foreman or Journeyman Ironworker certification
• Must have a good understanding of Matrix Service policies and procedures.
• Completes the Matrix Service Safety training, Process Safety Management training, S.T.A.R.T. Class and Client / Site specific training
• Must obtain and maintain active, compliant status within the DISA drug testing program
• Must have a current and active driver's license
• Subject to random drug screenings
• Must pass a pre-employment background check

Physical Requirements:

• Requires walking, standing, and climbing throughout the site to supervise work areas and conduct safety audits.
• Requires excellent verbal and auditory communication to direct crews, issue safety warnings, and use two-way radios in loud industrial environments
• May be required to climb ladders, stairs, and scaffolding to inspect work performed at heights up to 300 feet utilizing proper fall protection
• Requires acute vision abilities, including close vision, distance vision, and depth perception to inspect welds, alignments, and rigging configurations
• Will use arms and hands to signal, grab, hold, turn, push, pull objects, materials, piping and tools
• Employees will be standing, walking, bending,…