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    • Tower Hand
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    Structural Iron and Steel Workers

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    Job Type:

    Structural Iron and Steel Workers

    Typical Education:

    Apprenticeship/Postsecondary Training

    Skills:
    • Analytical Skills
    • Attention to Detail
    • Collaboration
    • Communication
    • Compliance
    • Leadership
    • Quality Management and Assurance
    • Safety Management and Awareness
    • Structural Analysis
    Typical Tasks:
    1. Read specifications or blueprints to determine the locations, quantities, or sizes of materials required.
    2. Connect columns, beams, and girders with bolts, following blueprints and instructions from supervisors.
    3. Bolt aligned structural steel members in position for permanent riveting, bolting, or welding into place.
    4. Fasten structural steel members to hoist cables, using chains, cables, or rope.
    5. Hoist steel beams, girders, or columns into place, using cranes or signaling hoisting equipment operators to lift and position structural steel members.
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    Structural Iron and Steel Workers Job Description