Field Ironworkers

Join an industrial contractor with 35 years of proven performance in mechanical, piping, and structural steel fabrication and construction. Our commitment to quality, relationships, and safety has earned repeat work from Fortune 500 organizations and local developers-and we're expanding our field team in Kenton, DE.

Transform plans into precise structures. From first pick to final weld, you'll help erect, align, and secure steel with accuracy and care.

• Champion a 100% safety culture on every task and lift.
• Decipher drawings/specs; plan and execute fabrication, installation, and repair of structural and miscellaneous steel.
• Prepare steel surfaces: remove rust, degraded sections, and obsolete fasteners using needle guns, rivet busters, and torches.
• Apply protective coatings; paint finished members by brush or spray.
• Operate tools essential to ironwork-impact wrenches, drills, spud wrenches, and other pneumatic/electric/hand tools.
• Work confidently at heights of 50+ feet on structures and scaffolding.
• Cut members with an oxy acetylene torch to exact measurements.
• Measure, align, and square members to meet project tolerances.
• Assemble and bolt columns, beams, and girders per plans or supervisor direction.
• Verify plumb/level using plumb bobs, lasers, and levels.
• Hoist and set steel using cranes or hoisting equipment.
• Temporary fit up for final bolting/welding; fabricate temporary frames, columns, and beams as needed.
• Bring steel into final position with turnbuckles, crowbars, jacks, and hand tools.
• Cut, bend, and grind using shears, torches, and grinders.
• Maintain active welding certifications (1G, 2G, 3G, & 4G) and perform high quality welds.
• Rig safely: assemble cables, pulleys, hooks, and related components.
• Drive drift pins to align holes and secure connections.

• Current 1G-4G welding credentials (required).
• Deep knowledge of structural steel fabrication and field erection.
• Proficiency reading/interpreting blueprints and specifications.
• Experience working at height and around heavy equipment.
• Bring your own trade tools: belts, bags, pins, spud wrenches, drift pins, welding hood, etc.
• Consistent attendance and compliance with company policies.

• Field work both at grade and up to 50+ feet.
• Industrial settings with noise, dust, and weather extremes.
• PPE required; strict safety standards enforced.

Applicants must pass a stick welding test using 7018 on a 1" beveled plate with a backing strip in the vertical position.

Full time, permanent Location: Kenton, DE