Rodbuster Helper

Responsibilities

• Assist The Rodbuster/Rodbuster Foreman with Spacing and fastening together rods in forms according to blueprints using wire and pliers
• Positioning and securing steel bars, rods, cables or mesh in concrete forms using fasteners and hand tools
• Placing blocks under rebar to hold the bars off the deck
• Bending steel rods with hand tools and rodbending machines
• Cutting and fitting wire mesh or fabric using hooked rods and positioning fabric or mesh in concrete to reinforce concrete
• Cutting rods to required lengths using metal shears, hacksaws or bar cutters
• Affix other craft workers as needed

Qualifications

• Physical: Must be able to push/pull, lift, or carry up to 50 lbs., but may occasionally push/pull, lift, or carry up to 100 lbs.
• Subject to repetitive use of hands/arms, and legs
• Hand/eye coordination
• Must be able to communicate (hear, comprehend, and speak) to safely perform work
• May operate hand and power tools (electric, gas, and pneumatic) of all types with proper training and authorization
• Climb and maintain balance on steel/wood framework, stairs, ladders and scaffolds
• Position may require prolonged bending/twisting, walking, crawling, kneeling, reaching overhead, squatting, pushing /pulling, or standing and lifting
• May be required to work in confined spaces
• Exposed to adverse weather conditions (Heat, Cold, Rain, Etc.)
• Mental: Must have the ability to communicate effectively with management/ supervision
• Work at various tempos, and concentrate amid distractions
• Decision making skills necessary
• Detail-oriented; must be able to remember, examine, and observe details