Wind Ironworker - Top Hat Wind Project | Mortenson

Project Name: Top Hat Wind Project

Project Location: 2262 900th St., Chestnut, IL 62518

About Mortenson

As a top builder, developer, and EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction), our expertise spans markets like sports, renewable energy, data centers, healthcare, and more. We are builders at heart, working to ensure the built environment has a lasting positive impact. 

Let’s Redefine Possible® 

Primary Objectives Of Position

Responsible for marking, positioning, and securing structural steel members to reinforce concrete or building structures.

The base compensation range for this role is $21.50 - $29 per hour. Base pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individual's knowledge, skill and experience with consideration given to internal equity.

Responsibilities And Essential Functions

• Setting up, flagging, and inspecting a crane
• Inspecting rigging properly
• Running a site level
• Checking-in truck deliveries against bill of lading when load arrives
• Counting bars and bundles of rebar, dobies, and wire mesh
• Directing forklift/crane to unload delivery truck
• Shaking out rebar and distributing/organizing accordingly
• Using pliers to tie rebar intersections with tie wire
• Splicing mats or rebar sections together with short rebar dowels
• Understanding building codes/requirements
• Cutting excess rebar ends and miscellaneous pieces with gas cut saw or cutting torch
• Installing mechanical rebar splices by bolting or welding ends together
• Installing caps on vertical rebar dowels for safety
• Installing rebar dowels into fresh concrete footings
• Determining number, size, shape, and location of reinforcing rods from blueprints, sketches, or oral instructions
• Bending steel rods with hand tools or rodbending machine
• Reinforcing concrete with wire mesh
• Ornamental Ironworker: Installing prefabricated ornamental ironwork
• All other duties as assigned
• Renewable Energy Group Accountabilities:
• Receiving and offloading all major components
• Installing loose components for Nacelle, hub, and tower preparation
• Connecting blades to hub
• Setting base and tower sections
• Managing taglines
• Involved with main erection crane assembly and teardown
• Climbing ladders – average 80m
  
  

Qualifications And Key Skill Requirements

• Strong teamwork orientation
• Positive attitude and professional customer service skills
• Detail orientation
• Ability to move levers, shift gears, depress pedals and maneuver steering wheel to operator equipment
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instruction, procedure manuals, and load charts
• Knowledge of equipment and their uses
• Understand and apply basic mathematical skills (adding, subtracting, division, & multiplication)
• Strong teamwork orientation
• Positive attitude and professional customer service skills
• Ability to work independently
• Cooperate with others when in a team environment
• Accept direction from supervisors
• Follow work rules and procedures
• Punctual and consistent attendance
• Accept constructive feedback
• Repetitive hand, arm, leg movements
• Lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling: up to 50 lbs
• Lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling over 50 lbs will be done with assistance of another team member or equipment
  
  

This position description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of the duties and

Education And Experience Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Equipment certifications as required
• 1 year of related experience preferred
• Must possess valid driver’s license of proper class and necessary endorsements as required by law
  
  

Visa sponsorship is not offered for this position

Mortenson is an EOE/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer

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