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Construction ironworker skills summary. Below you'll find the most important construction ironworker skills. We sorted the top construction ironworker skills based on the percentage of construction ironworker resumes they appeared on. For example, 70.8% of construction ironworker resumes contained hoisting as a skill. <ul> <li>The most common construction ironworker <a class="alink" href="https://www.zippia.com/advice/hard-skills/">hard skill</a> is hoisting. 70.8% of construction ironworkers have this skill on their resume.</li> <li>The second <a href="https://www.zippia.com/advice/hard-skills/">most common hard skill</a> for a construction ironworker is steel pieces appearing on 16.3% of resumes. The third most common construction ironworker skill is steel frames on 12.8% of resumes.</li> <li>Three <a href="https://www.zippia.com/advice/soft-skills/">common construction ironworker soft skills</a> are balance, hand-eye coordination and physical strength.</li> </ul> After you find the construction ironworker skills you need, you can them to your resume using an <a href="https://www.zippia.com/resume-builder/">AI resume builder</a>.

The most important skills for a construction ironworker resume and required skills for a construction ironworker to have include:

Below we've compiled a list of the most critical construction ironworker skills. We ranked the top skills for construction ironworkers based on the percentage of resumes they appeared on. For example, 70.8% of construction ironworker resumes contained hoisting as a skill. Continue reading to find out what skills a construction ironworker needs to be successful in the workplace. 

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<ul><li>Lead a team setting structural steel beams, girders, tanks and equipment.</li><li>Set up hoisting equipment for raising and placing structural steel.</li><li>Head up morning safety meetings involving my foreman and crew.</li><li>Erected structural steel members using bolt-up and welding methods.</li><li>Job description: Add new structural steel to Coker.</li></ul>

<ul><li>Erected structural steel members using bolt-up and welding methods.</li><li>Direct operation of cranes to move structural steel, reinforcing bars, and other materials onto and around the construction site.</li><li>Head up morning safety meetings involving my foreman and crew.</li><li>Welded and fabricated overhead cranes (lifting capacity of 5 to 900 tons) Overhead crane operator</li></ul>

Ironworker/Welder

<ul><li>Carpenter helper 
Landscaping 
HVAC helper 
Water treatment</li><li>Fit for welders, walked down systems installed pipe and pipe supports, hydro tested all the pipes,</li><li>Bolted or unbolted assemblies, using hand tools, such as wrenches, screwdrivers, and prying bars.</li><li>Maintain a constant means of communication, both visually and verbally, with other employees.</li></ul>

Helper

<ul><li>Affixed steel components to cables per preset operational sequence.</li><li>Hang iron and bolt-up, fit pipes/valves, and prepared them for the welders.</li><li>Observed structural steel worker guide member into place, align rivet holes and weld rivets in holes.</li><li>Interpret prints, rig, and connect structural steel.</li></ul>

<ul><li>Set up hoisting equipment, raising and placing structural-steel members, with basicrigging knowledge for raising and placing structural steel.</li><li>Stick and flux core welding for structural.</li><li>Certified through company in stick and mig welding.</li><li>Supervised and coordinated activities of work res engaged in erecting structural steel.</li></ul>

<ul><li>Unload, Sort, and Load packages 
 Lift, lower and slide packages weighing 25-70 lbs</li><li>Load and unload trailers 
 Package handler 
 Pull trailers once completely empty 
 Sort packages to be sent to the correct locations</li><li>Scanned and loaded packages 
 Scan, bag and sort packages</li><li>Load and unload trucks and trailers going on route</li><li>Load and unload trucks on a conveyor belt for UPS.</li></ul>

Loader/Unloader

<ul><li>Worked night shift bolting up structure while landing bundles of grading then setting each grading according to layout of blueprints.</li><li>Bolted up and stick welded structural steel.</li><li>Erected structural steel members using bolt-up and welding methods.</li><li>Job description: Add new structural steel to Coker.</li><li>Set up hoisting equipment for raising and placing structural steel.</li></ul>

<ul><li>Lead a team setting structural steel beams, girders, tanks and equipment.</li><li>Direct operation of cranes to move structural steel, reinforcing bars, and other materials onto and around the construction site.</li><li>Erected structural steel members using bolt-up and welding methods.</li><li>Operate heavy equipment, welding.Various welding Certifications.</li></ul>

<ul><li>Worked on construction site assisting welders.</li><li>Work with various power tools and hand tools.)</li><li>Work under stress and time constraints while maintaining quality, craftsmanship, and a positive attitude.</li><li>Install, replace machinery, equipment, also new or replacement part instruments, using hand tools or power tools.</li></ul>

<ul><li>Constructed reinforced concrete structures, post-tensioned concrete structures, fabricated and erected steel sign structures and structural steel bridges.</li><li>IRON WORKERS Local 12 Albany NY 
Journeyman Ironworker 
Participated in rehabilitation/erection of bridges and structural buildings, concrete 
Reinforcement.</li><li>Field Work 
 Structural Steel 
 Mine Equipment Repair</li></ul>

<ul><li>Complete structural steel erection.Setting columns,connecting beams and bar joists.Welding of all moment connections and minor connections.</li><li>Involved in all aspects of structural steel erection.</li><li>Cleaned or preparedconstruction sites to eliminate possible hazards.</li></ul>

<ul><li>Located punctures in tubeless tires.</li><li>Used a variety of electric, pneumatic and hand tools such as impacts, grinders, drills, tire machines.</li><li>Changed tires and maintained correct tire pressure in the tires* Changed oil and other fluid in customer's vehicles.</li><li>Repair and provide support for Apple devices, as well as provide solutions for software- related issues.</li></ul>

Tire Technician

<ul><li>Directed operation of cranes for structural steel, reinforced baring, and other materials onto and around construction site.</li><li>Conduct demolition by cutting, burning and/or removing existing structural steel members or pipe vessels.</li><li>Perform tasks involving physical labor at construction sites.</li><li>Verify vertical and horizontal alignment of structural steel members, using plumb bobs, laser equipment, transits, or levels.</li><li>Install structural steel, decking, perform critical welds using many types of rods.</li><li>Weld risers, hangers, pipe, and structural steel.</li></ul>

<ul><li>Iron Worker Local 46, Springfield Studied General Ironworking and Structural Steel Frame fabrication Worked around Central Illinois constructing architecture.</li><li>Certified AWS D.1.5 Structural Bridge code 4G SMAW.</li><li>Read structural steel blue prints and perform the tasks required to complete the job in a timely manner.</li></ul>

Iron Worker

<ul><li>Adhered to safety procedure and guidelines.</li><li>Connect pipes, using threaded, caulked, soldered, brazed, fused, or cemented joints, and hand tools.</li><li>Fill out the JSA (Job Safety Analysis) before starting work Followed safety procedures according to company and OSHA guidelines</li><li>Developed future plans for 6 mechanical technicians specializing in intricate-level pipe system layout & various assembly.</li><li>Assisted Pipe fitter with off loading carbon steel and stainless steel pipe from flat bed trucks to staging area.</li></ul>

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