William Ashjian
Ridley Park,PA
Summary
Hard-working Ironworker with excellent attendance record and stamina to perform strenuous labor. Personable, used to working outdoors and promoting 23 years of employment operating dangerous equipment safely. Adaptable to all types of situations and works productively with different personalities.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Reinforced Ironworker
Bayshore Rebar Inc
1509 S New Road , Pleasantville NJ 08232
07.2001 - Current
- 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.
- Reviewed work plans and blueprints to ascertain all requirements for project.
- Installed steel cables to reinforce structures before tightening and reinforcing.
- Maneuvered and positioned support structures before and after pouring concrete, often manipulating iron by cutting, welding, or bending.
- 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.
- Set up and operated shears, brakes and presses to complete jobs to required specifications.
- 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.
- Followed blueprints and instructions from supervisors to erect columns, beams and girders.
- Coordinated with crane or signaled equipment operators to lift and position structural steel members and hoist beams, girders, and columns to correct positions.
- Followed safety guidelines to fasten structural steel members and hoisted cables, chains and rope.
- Positioned rebar and other iron reinforcement following pouring of concrete.
Education
High School Diploma -
Academy Park High School
Sharon Hill, PA06.1997
Skills
- Hoist and Crane Operations
- Reinforced Steel
- Structure Erection
- Safety Measures
- Safety Procedures
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Metal Cutters
- Job Site Preparation
- Blueprint Reading
- Heavy Lifting
- Torch (Machine Learning)
- Safe Work Practices
Certification
- Certified Universally EPA (608)
- Certified Rigger
- Forklift Certified Operator
- Certified R410 A Safety
- Post Tensioning
- OSHA Construction Safety - 30 HR
- Certified Built Safety
Additional Information
Reinforced Ironworker Apprenticeship 2001-2004
Timeline
Reinforced Ironworker
Bayshore Rebar Inc
07.2001 - Current
High School Diploma -
Academy Park High School