7913-13 Steel Fixer
Positions and secures steel bars or steel mesh in concrete forms to reinforce concrete structures.
Skill Level:
The entry requirement for this occupation is an AQF Certificate II or higher qualification or at least 1 years relevant experience. Registration or licensing may be required.
Tasks Include:
- determines size, shape, quantity and location of reinforcing metal according to drawings or verbal instructions
- selects, cuts and bends metal bars
- assembles bars in concrete forms
- welds or wires bars in place
- measures, cuts, bends and fits welded wire mesh in areas to be mesh-reinforced
- fixes mesh and reinforcing steel into position in formwork for concrete pours
- may work in concrete plants, in areas of prestressing, post-stressing and tensioning using hydraulic jacks and tensioning mechanisms
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