Steven Frick

Union Ironworker

Union Ironworkers Local # 263

Arlington, TX

05.2000 - 06.2021

Placed and fastened iron rods and steel mesh together using wire and spot welds.
Skilled in use of specialized metalworking and concrete manipulation tools to perform assigned tasks.
Complied with OSHA and company safety guidelines for height safety, lock out tag out, confined space and hazardous material handling.
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.
Used appropriate safety measures and encouraged other team members to do same in effort to avoid job site injuries.
Analyzed specifications and blueprints and suggested quantities, types and sizes of materials required per job allocation.
Unloaded and positioned prefabricated steel and heavy equipment using hoisting equipment, such as cables, pulleys or hooks.
Adjusted plumb bobs, laser equipment, transits and levels to align structural steel members vertically and horizontally.
Followed blueprints and instructions from supervisors to erect columns, beams and girders.
Followed safety guidelines to fasten structural steel members and hoisted cables, chains and rope.
Aligned structural steel members to rivet, bolt and weld permanently into place.
Trained and experienced using turnbuckles, crowbars and jacks to align structural steel into final positions. Held rivets in place while workers used air hammers to form heads on rivets.
Fabricated steel frames, columns, beams and girders according to blueprints or instructions from site managers.
Welded, cut and bent steel as necessary with torches, metal shears and welding equipment.
Coordinated with crane or signaled equipment operators to lift and position structural steel members and hoist beams, girders and columns to correct positions.