REINFORCING IRON WORKER

Reading blueprints or looking at sketches to determine how to install rebar or mesh

Figuring out the quantity, size, and shapes of reinforcing rods and determining where to place them

Preparing rebar and mesh for installation using metal shears, hacksaws, and torches

Bending or welding rebar together

Installing cables

Using pliers to tie wire around rods to fasten them together

Positioning and securing rods, cables, mesh, or rebar in concrete forms