Steel Erection Ironworker

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Florida Atlantic Ironworks (FAI) has been delivering unmatched quality steel erection on time and on budget. Our certified and highly skilled teams specialize in structural steel erection. Employees are empowered and held accountable. We do what it takes to get the job done on time, to the highest standards.

As a company we are flexible and adaptable, and so are our people. If you are driven, solution-focused, results-oriented, and a true team player, we want to talk to you.

"Ironworkers" place and install iron or steel beams, girders, joists, columns, metal decking, bridging, and other steel related materials to form buildings, bridges, and other structures. They also repair and renovate older buildings and structures.

• Read specifications and blueprints to determine locations, quantities, and sizes of materials required.
• Verify vertical and horizontal alignment of structural‑steel members using plumb bobs, laser equipment, transit, and/or levels. Connect columns, beams, and girders with bolts, following blueprints and instructions from supervisors.
• Hoist steel members into place using cranes or other equipment by means of proper signaling.
• Bolt aligned structural‑steel members in position for permanent riveting, bolting, or welding into place.
• Field‑assemble metal parts such as steel frames, columns, beams, and girders according to blueprints and/or instructions from supervisors.
• Push, pull, or pry structural‑steel members into approximate positions for final attachment.
• Cut, bend, and weld steel pieces using metal shears, torches, and welding equipment.
• Safely operate and maintain equipment (personnel and material lifts) and small tools and equipment (welding machines, torch sets, saws, grinders, hoists, etc).
• Report unsafe working practices and/or conditions.
• Check and maintain adequate gas, oil, or other fluid levels as required to keep machinery in good working order.

• Must be 3G‑4G Certified.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in erection and detailing of Structural Steel.
• Ability to weld and currently maintain various weld certificates as applicable and required for the work, or can show the ability to pass various weld proficiency tests proving their ability to pass weld certifications that are required to perform the task of the position.
• Ability to understand and apply varying levels of mathematics as applicable to the position.
• Ability to, at minimum, speak and understand English in oral and written form.
• Understanding of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Knowledge of proper rigging and signaling.
• Knowledge of applicable and proper use for the following: transit, laser lever, torpedo, torque guns, welders, gas supplied equipment, rigging and components.
• Possess at minimum the following tools: bolt bag, spud wrench, bull pins, weld hood (applicable to welders only), tape measure, plumb bob, cheater bar, pliers, clamps, hammers, Bessie clamps, vise grips.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

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Florida Atlantic Ironworks is a Drug‑Free Workplace where post‑offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Florida Atlantic Ironworks is a participant in the Federal E‑Verify Program.