Rodbuster Helper

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A Reinforcing Iron Helper will assist Reinforcing Iron Journeyman to position and secure steel bars in concrete forms to reinforce concrete.

• Level IV:
  Competent to complete Journeyman level Reinforcing Iron tasks with minimal supervision.

Overview of Primary Duties:

• Assists in determining number, size, shape, and locations of reinforcing rods from blueprints, sketches, and oral instructions.
• Positions and secures steel bars in concrete forms to reinforce concrete.
• Selects and places rod in forms, spacing and fastening them together using wire and pliers.
• Cuts bars to required lengths, using hacksaw, bar cutters or acetylene torch.
• Bend steel rods with hand tools or rod bending machine.
• Assists in reinforcing concrete with wire mesh.
• May assist in weld reinforcing bar together, using arc-welding equipment.
• Ensures that all reinforcing material is in its proper position, so it receives its intended structural load.
• Loads, transports, unloads material, tools, equipment, and supplies.
• May assist in lifting, positioning, and securing of material and work pieces during installation.
• May perform minor maintenance or cleaning activities of tools and equipment.
• Performs other duties as required
• Operation of electric and pneumatic tools.

· Assist with the erection, handrails, walkways, and gangways in conjunction with formwork.

• May mix cement or epoxy grouts using concrete mixing machine or hoe.
• Ability to signal the concrete deliverer to position truck to facilitate pouring.
• Apply basic mathematical skills.
• Observe flat drawings or diagrams and understand how they would look like solid objects.
• Demonstrate Yates Core Values and Principles
• Follow Yates Code of Conduct
• Safety Responsibilities and Expectations
  • Responsible for refusing unsafe work and for carrying out all work by the established Yates Safety Procedures and Work Practices
  • Report all incidents, near hits, and hazards to management.
  • Required to wear and maintain personal PPE.
  • Advise fellow employees of hazardous situations.
  • Participate in workplace inspections.
  • Comply with statutory requirements, including duty of care.
  • Participate in required and assigned training.
  • Provide suggestions to improve Safety.
  • Present a mature approach to working safely.
  • Attend prestart and Safety meetings and contribute.
• Other related duties as needed and assigned by Field Supervision.
• This is not an all-inclusive list of tasks an employee may be asked to do. Employees are expected to complete any tasks they are assigned.

Qualifications:

Level IV:

• Thirty-six (36) + months of heavy industrial-related reinforcing iron experience
• Other verified experiences or certifications with reinforcing iron experience

Level III:

• Twenty-four (24) to thirty-five (35) months of heavy industrial-related reinforcing iron experience

Level II:

• Twelve (12) to twenty-three (23) months of heavy industrial-related reinforcing iron experience

Level I:

• Zero (0) to eleven (11) months of heavy industrial-related reinforcing iron experience
• One (1) year of industrial experience

Requirements:

• Must have the ability to read and interpret instructions and documentation
• Personal hand tools required for craft as established on the Yates Industrial Minimum Tool List
• Successful completion of required Safety training to include, but not limited to, Confined Space, LOTO, and Working at Heights

Physical Demands/Essential Job Functions:

This job description reflects an assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. This is not an all-inclusive list of functions that an employee may be asked to do. Employees are expected to complete any tasks they are…