Iron Worker
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Job Description
The Charter County of Wayne is Michigans largest county. We are home to 34 cities and nine townships. From Rockwood to Livonia from Sumpter Township to the Grosse Pointes each community in Wayne County offers residents and businesses a unique blend of opportunity to live work play and raise families. Headquartered in Detroit our largest city and the automotive capital of the world Wayne County offers a diversified economy and high standards for our residents quality of life. Our history is rich and we take pride in being one of the most diverse communities that values culture arts and worldclass amenities. Wayne County provides leadership that ensures the County operates efficiently effectively and responsibly. We provide transparently while building a stronger County inclusive of collaborations innovation and a clear focus on serving our residents.
DESCRIPTION OF MAJOR JOB DUTIES
The Iron Worker is responsible for all of the tasked listed but not limited to the following: raise place and unite iron or steel girders columns and other structural members to form completed structures or structural frameworks; may erect metal storage tanks and assemble prefabricated metal buildings.
Required Tasks
- Coordinate schedule train and assign work to Iron Worker Apprentices.
- Work Independently with little supervision
- Direct and design layout and fabrication of ornamental iron work
- Read specifications or blueprints to determine the locations quantities or sizes of materials required.
- Analyze defects and makes repairs to all steel aluminum and metal equipment stairs doors jail doors ramps and ladders
- Assemble all components of boilers using hand tools power tools or welding equipment.
- Install and maintenance of steel roll up overhead and garage doors.
- Be familiar of ornamental iron work such as metal panels siding sheeting fencing metal sash and store fronts.
- Connect columns beams and girders with bolts following blueprints and instructions from supervisors. Bolt aligned structural steel members in position for permanent riveting bolting or welding into place.
- Fasten structural steel members to hoist cables using chains cables or rope.
- Hoist steel beams girders or columns into place using cranes or signaling hoisting equipment operators to lift and position structural steel members.
- Verify vertical and horizontal alignment of structural steel members using plumb bobs laser equipment transits or levels.
- Cut bend or weld steel pieces using metal shears torches or welding equipment.
- Erect metal or precast concrete components or structures such as buildings bridges dams dowers storage tanks fences or highway guard rails.
- Force structural steel members into final positions using turnbuckles crowbars jacks or hand tools.
- Pull push or pry structural steel members into approximate positions for bolting into place.
- Unload and position prefabricated steel units for hoisting as needed.
- Drive drift pins through rivet holes to align rivet holes in structural steel members with corresponding holes in previously placed members.
- Assemble hoisting equipment or rigging such as cables pulleys or hooks to move heavy equipment or materials.
- Fabricate metal parts such as steel frames columns beams or girders according to blueprints or instruction from supervisors.
Educational Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Valid State of Michigan Operators License
- Completion of Iron Worker Apprenticeship
- 1 unlimited certified welder
- Candidates considered for placement in this classification will be subject to multiple Criminal background investigations.
Experience Requirements
- Three years of commercial Iron Worker experience
Employment Type
Full-Time
