Our self-perform teams complete a wide range of construction activities requiring physical labor on active job sites. Team members contribute to the successful delivery of projects through skilled, safe, and efficient work.
Metal Building Erector assembles prefabricated metal buildings according to drawings and specifications, using hand tools, power tools, and rigging equipment. Steel Erectors install, place, align and reinforce steel structures and frameworks. This involves working with steel beams, steel girders, columns and a variety of tools and heavy machinery.
- Assemble scaffold and steel structural components.
- Installs insulating materials per the drawings and specifications.
- Installs sheet metal wall and roof panels to framework.
- Installs building sheet metal trim.
- Bolts steel frame members together. Attaches wire and insulating materials to framework.
- Bolts sheet metal panels to framework.
- Trims excess sheet metal, using cutting torch, power saw, and tin snips
- Erects frame of building, using hoist.
Requirements:
- Must have basic metal building assembly tools.
- Familiar with basic rigging and steel erecting principals and techniques.
- Reads and understands blueprints and specifications to determine location and installation requirements of items such as doors, windows, ventilators, and skylights.
- Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation to get to and from job sites
- Available to work nights and weekends when needed.
- Acute safety awareness.
- Agile, physically fit with a strong sense of balance.
- Ability to perform at elevated work areas in tight quarters or other environments (with appropriate safety gear)
- Ability to handle and maneuver heavy materials and operate equipment such as aerial lifts, forklifts etc.
About VIP Structures Inc
For more than 50 years, VIP Structures has been the trusted choice for architecture, construction, and design-build services—helping owners achieve their project goals efficiently and reliably. With over 2,500 completed projects across Central New York and beyond, our teams combine proven processes, deep local knowledge, and multi-disciplinary expertise to manage complex projects, minimize risk, and give owners confidence that their facility will be delivered on time, on budget, and built to last.