Steel Fixer

Steel fixers position and secure steel bars or steel mesh to reinforce concrete structures.

Steel fixers may perform the following tasks:

• read and interpret working plans and steel lists for the job
• set out the work from these instructions
• make steel bars or mesh the required length by cutting them with bolt cutters, guillotines or power saws
• assemble the reinforcing bars or mesh by welding, wiring or clipping into predetermined locations within the concrete
• fabricate steel reinforcement as beams, footing pads or special units
• join prefabricated units together for large sections of high rise or civil projects, and position the reinforcement ready for concrete pours.

Steel fixers are mainly employed in the industrial/commercial sectors of the building industry on construction sites. They may also work in pre-cast concrete plants, as well as in areas of pre-stressing, post-stressing and tensioning, using hydraulic jacks and tensioning mechanisms.

Personal Requirements:

• physically fit
• enjoy practical work
• able to work at heights
• able to work as part of a team.

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• Rigger
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