Complied with OSHA and company safety guidelines for height safety, lock out tag out, confined space, and hazardous material handling.
Prioritized safety across job site with specific attention to load suspension, welding, and cutting.
Maneuvered and positioned support structures before and after pouring concrete, often manipulating iron by cutting, welding, or bending.
Examined architectural drawings and building blueprints to determine reinforcement requirements.
Iron Worker
Southern Erectors
03.1999 - 04.2021
Cut metal components to required lengths using metal shears, hacksaws, and bar cutters.
Used appropriate safety measures and encouraged other team members to do same in effort to avoid job site injuries.
Complied with OSHA and company safety guidelines for height safety, lock out tag out, confined space, and hazardous material handling.
Erected structural steel and iron frameworks for bridges, buildings and other structures.
Determined size, shape, placement, and material of supports based on blueprints and structural standards.
Hoisted metal components into place, safely operating cranes during process.
Welded, cut and bent steel as necessary with torches, metal shears, and welding equipment.
Unloaded and positioned prefabricated steel and heavy equipment using hoisting equipment, such as cables, pulleys, or hooks.
Coordinated with crane or signaled equipment operators to lift and position structural steel members and hoist beams, girders, and columns to correct positions.
Aligned structural steel members to rivet, bolt and weld permanently into place.