Steel Fixer Careers

Work Environment:

Being a steel fixer, you'd fix and secure the mesh and steel bars utilized to create support for concrete structures and buildings.

You'd work on different projects consisting of industrial and commercial units, multi storey and civil engineering ventures such as bridges, tunnels and road works. On most of the works, your duties would comprise:

• preparing the work place, as per engineering schemes
• utilizing hand and power equipment to bend and cut mesh/bars
• binding reinforcement bars (rebar) with welds, clips or wire to construct sections/cages

• fixing chairs (supports) and spacers
• fitting the shuttering and formwork utilized to maintain setting concrete in position
• connecting sections and cages
• fitting steel to foundations of concrete
• fixing pre-cast and beams blocks

You'd work intimately with street erectors, engineering designers, and different construction tradespersons.

Qualification, Education and Experience:

Though there are no definite admission qualifications, it'd be helpful while searching for job if you've GCSE grades (A to E) with English, Mathematics, technology and science. Corresponding vocational qualifications into engineering or construction might also be allowable to employers.

You might be capable to obtain this work by a method of Traineeship with an engineering or building firm. The availability of Traineeships within your sector will rely on the regional employment market and the kind of abilities employers want from employees.

You might require a driving license, since this job includes voyaging to different sites.

For further information on steel fixing careers, contact ECITB (Engineering Construction-Industry Training Board) or Construction Skills.

Training Details:

You'd get training at the work. There are also different NVQs you can work to obtain, containing:

• Second Level: NVQ qualification into Steel fixing Occupations
• Second Level: NVQ qualification into Constructional Steel work Site-Operations (includes choices in Fixing Metal Floor Decking and Erecting Steelwork)
• Third Level: NVQ qualification into Constructing Capital-Plant Steelworks (Erecting)

The NVQ qualification includes:

• secure working procedures
• utilizing power equipments
• shaping and cutting steel
• handling powered-access machinery (cherry pickers and mobile platforms)
• fixing manufactured and/or insitu steel

CSCS: Construction Skills-Certification Scheme

The majority of engineering and construction firms nowadays prefer you to be member of a associated program or have a CSCS card to operate at their worksites. This card is verification of your competence and abilities. To obtain your CSCS card you should:

• contain a NVQ or corresponding qualification
• get through with a health and safety evaluation

Skills and knowledge:

• a knowledge of health and safety measures
• practical abilities for utilizing equipments
• the capability to operate as a member of team
• the ability to work at heights
• physically fit and healthy
• the capability to act as per engineering commands and drawings precisely

Salary and Other Benefits:

• Initial remunerations for steel fixer can range from £14,000 to £18,000 annually.
• Earnings of experienced steel fixers can be around £19,000 to £27,000.
• Income of fixers having additional duties such as overseeing operatives can be about £31,000 a year.

Working Conditions:

You'd normally work weekly for about 41 hours, on weekdays. You may have to do overtime to meet up targets.

The majority of your tasks would be at heights and outside. This work can be physically challenging. Your employer/company would generally give you safety tools.

Different Opportunities:

You'll discover most of the work chances with steel erecting or steel fixing companies and engineering construction firms. Employment openings are publicized by the regional newspapers, and website of firms.

Being an experienced steel fixer, you can advance to administrative positions. You can also work on freelance basis.

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