Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers

Position and secure steel bars or mesh in concrete forms in order to reinforce concrete. Use a variety of fasteners, rod-bending machines, blowtorches, and hand tools. Includes rod busters.

Key Competencies * Dependability * Attention to Detail * Leadership * Initiative * Integrity * Independence * Persistence * Cooperation * Stress Tolerance * Achievement/Effort

Representative Tasks * Determine quantities, sizes, shapes, and locations of reinforcing rods from blueprints, sketches, or oral instructions. * Space and fasten together rods in forms according to blueprints, using wire and pliers. * Position and secure steel bars, rods, cables, or mesh in concrete forms, using fasteners, rod-bending machines, blowtorches, or hand tools.

Industry

Construction,

Job Family Construction and Extraction

Sample Job Titles Concrete Buster, Concrete Rod Buster, Concrete Worker, Field Ironworker, Iron Installer, Iron Worker, Iron Worker Foreman, Ironworker, Ironworker Foreman, Post Tensioning Ironworker, Rebar Bender, Rebar Fabricator, Rebar Production Fabricator, Rebar Rodbuster, Rebar Tier, Rebar Worker, Reinforced Ironworker, Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers, Reinforcing Metal Worker, Reinforcing Rod Layer, Reinforcing Steel Worker, Rod Buster, Rodbuster, Rodman, Steel Rod Buster, Steel Tier.