Steel Reinforcement/ Fixer

Experience 1 year or level 3 qualification is required.

The duties typically include: Steel Reinforcement/ Fixer

• Plan Interpretation: Reading and interpreting engineering plans, drawings, and steel lists to determine the type, size, shape, quantity, and location of reinforcing steel required.
• Material Preparation: Measuring, cutting, bending, and shaping steel bars (rebar) and welded wire mesh according to specifications, using hand tools, power tools, guillotines, and bending machines.
• Fabrication and Assembly: Fabricating complex steel reinforcement units, such as beams, footing pads, and cages, by joining bars and mesh using welding, wiring, or clipping techniques.
• Positioning and Securing: Hoisting, positioning, and securing the steel reinforcement (mesh and rebar) into the formwork (concrete moulds) for concrete pours.
• Support Installation: Fitting accessories such as plastic or concrete spacers, chairs, and supports to ensure the reinforcing steel is correctly located and maintained at the specified distance from the formwork face.
• Pre-Pour Checks: Inspecting the completed steel reinforcement cage or structure to ensure it is accurately positioned and securely fixed before the concrete pour.
• Rigging: Setting up winches and rigging equipment to safely raise and position heavy steel units, girders, plates, or columns (often in conjunction with Structural Steel Erectors or Riggers).
• Maintenance: Performing maintenance or repair work on existing steel structures when required.
• Safety and Compliance: Adhering strictly to on-site health, safety, and quality assurance procedures, including the safe use of tools and equipment, working at heights, and manual handling of heavy materials.

Fitting and bolting tubes, support braces and components to form bases and build up scaffolding lifting and positioning sections of scaffolding measuring, cutting, bending and fitting welded wire mesh into concrete areas to be mesh-reinforced fixing mesh and reinforcing steel into position in formwork for concrete pours setting up winches and rigging equipment to raise and position girders, plates, columns and other steel units erecting guard rails, guy wires, ropes and clears, laying planks and hanging safety nets