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Job Description

Overview

Brasfield & Gorrie is currently accepting applications for a Structural Ironworker. The role involves understanding contract plans, installing and erecting steel components, and adhering to safety regulations.

Responsibilities

  • Develop complete understanding of contract plans and specifications.
  • Plan, lay-out, install, assemble, and erect steel components.
  • Read and understand plans and specifications, including steel inventories.
  • Visualize two-dimensional drawings in three dimensions.
  • Follow established jobsite safety and regulations.
  • Maintain a safe and clean work area.
  • Use appropriate hand and power tools for steel work.
  • Shakeout steel into erectable sequence and rig steel members for crane hoisting.
  • Connect steel members and bolt-up connections.
  • Rack structure, plumb and square, and torque bolts to specifications.
  • Pull, push, or pry steel members into approximate position.
  • Force member into final position using tools.
  • Align holes in member with corresponding holes.
  • Verify vertical and horizontal alignment using plumb bob and level.
  • Cut and weld members to make alterations.

Requirements

  • Must have communication skills to comprehend documents and write routine reports.
  • Must have a working knowledge of structural welding and cutting torches.
  • Must have thorough knowledge of crane signals and rigging procedures.
  • Minimum 3 years’ experience as an ironworker.
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How this job compares in Verbena, AL

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Alabama currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $21–$34/hr across 62 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Verbena, AL

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Verbena, AL, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Alabama as a whole we're tracking 117 other active welding openings from 85 employers. Browse welding jobs across Alabama.

The most active employers in Alabama at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Blue Origin (7), ORION (4), and Rheem Manufacturing Company (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Alabama, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Mobile at $48/hr, Huntsville at $26/hr, and Birmingham at $25/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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