Job Description

About the Company

A long‑established industrial contractor with 35 years of experience in mechanical, piping, and structural steel fabrication and construction. Known for quality execution, customer relationships, and safety standards, the company has earned repeat business from Fortune 500 firms and local developers alike.

Location: Kenton, DE

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Ironworker/Welder to join the team. This role involves fabrication, installation, and repair of structural and miscellaneous steel in accordance with project specifications and safety standards. The ideal candidate is safety‑minded, reliable, and skilled in both ironwork and welding practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform all work with a 100% safety mindset

• Read and interpret project blueprints and specifications

• Cut, fabricate, and repair structural and miscellaneous steel

• Prepare and clean steel (remove rust, deteriorated segments, old bolts/rivets) using tools such as needle guns, rivet busters, and torches

• Paint finished steel members using brushes or sprayers

• Use pneumatic, electric, and hand tools (impact wrenches, drills, spud wrenches, etc.) for ironwork tasks

• Work at heights up to 50+ feet on structures and scaffolds

• Operate oxy‑acetylene torch for cutting steel members

• Measure and align steel members to specifications

• Connect columns, beams, and girders with bolts per blueprints or supervisor instruction

• Verify alignment of structural steel using plumb bobs, lasers, and levels

• Hoist steel beams, girders, and columns into place using cranes or hoisting equipment

• Temporarily align steel members for permanent bolting or welding

• Fabricate temporary steel members (frames, columns, beams) as needed

• Force steel members into final position using turnbuckles, crowbars, jacks, and hand tools

• Cut, bend, and grind steel using shears, torches, or grinders

• Hold current welding certifications: 1G, 2G, 3G, & 4G

• Assemble hoisting equipment or rigging (cables, pulleys, hooks) to move heavy steel members

• Drive drift pins through holes to align steel members

Qualifications

• Current welding certifications (1G–4G) required

• Strong knowledge of structural steel fabrication and installation

• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and specifications

• Experience working at heights and with heavy equipment

• Must provide personal job‑related tools (belts, bags, pins, spud wrenches, drift pins, welding hood, etc.)

• Reliable attendance and adherence to company policies

Working Conditions

• Work performed both on the ground and at heights (up to 50+ feet)

• Exposure to industrial environments, including noise, dust, and weather extremes

• Use of PPE and adherence to strict safety standards required

will need to be able to pass a stick welding test using 7018 on 1” beveled plate with backing strip in the vertical position

Job Type

Full‑time, permanent position

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