Reinforcing iron and rebar worker positions and secures steel bars and mesh in concrete forms to strengthen concrete. Uses tools like fasteners, rod-bending machines, and blowtorches to complete tasks
Experience
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Worker
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Determined quantities, sizes, shapes, and locations of reinforcing rods from blueprints and sketches
Spaced and fastened together rods in forms using wire and pliers
Positioned and secured steel bars, rods, cables, or mesh in concrete forms using fasteners and hand tools
Cut rods to required lengths using metal shears, hacksaws, or acetylene torches
Placed blocks under rebar to hold the bars off the deck when reinforcing floors
Cut and fitted wire mesh or fabric using hooked rods and positioned fabric in concrete
Bended steel rods with hand tools and welded them with arc-welding equipment
Skills
Hands-On Work
Positioning structural components, Cutting metal components, Installing fencing or barriers, Installing metal components, Welding metal components, Positioning safety equipment