Rodbuster Helper
About The Position
The Rodbuster Helper assists skilled craftspersons with supportive duties as directed and works under immediate supervision. The role often performs runner functions within the crew and helps lay out and measure materials for installation. The employee must learn safety hazards related to the work and how to safely and effectively use or operate related tools and equipment. Work is performed in a plant operations or construction jobsite setting. The helper supports the Rodbuster or Rodbuster Foreman with reinforcing steel work and assists other craft workers as needed. The position requires physical activity and communication, interpretation of instructions and plans, measurement and problem-solving, attention to safety and detail, and adaptability to changing jobsite conditions and priorities.
Requirements
- Learn and understand safety hazards related to the work.
- Learn to safely and effectively use or operate work-related tools and equipment.
- Move throughout active construction and project sites, including uneven terrain and varying surface conditions.
- Position to inspect work and access materials, equipment, structures, and work areas at ground level, overhead, and in restricted-access locations.
- Ascend and descend stairs, ladders, scaffolding, and other elevated work surfaces while following safety requirements.
- Frequently handle, operate, and use hand tools, power tools, equipment, instruments, and materials associated with assigned duties.
- Frequently move, transport, position, push, pull, lift, or carry materials weighing up to 50 pounds, with or without assistance or available mechanical devices.
- Communicate and exchange information with crew members and others in field and office settings.
- Understand written, electronic, verbal, visual, and environmental information to support safe and effective job performance.
- Work in outdoor conditions that may include heat, cold, rain, humidity, wind, noise, dust, and other site-related conditions.
- Work in confined spaces, restricted-access areas, or elevated locations when project needs require and safety requirements permit.
- Perform work ranging from sedentary to heavy physical exertion depending on assignment and operational needs.
- Communicate and collaborate effectively with crew members, supervisors, clients, subcontractors, vendors, and others.
- Read, interpret, apply, and communicate work instructions, plans, specifications, company policies, safety requirements, and regulatory standards.
- Perform mathematical calculations and use measurement, estimation, and problem-solving skills for assigned work.
- Maintain concentration, situational awareness, and attention to detail amid multiple activities, distractions, and changing priorities.
- Make timely decisions using sound judgment related to safety, quality, productivity, and project requirements.
- Observe, evaluate, retain, and apply information to perform assigned duties safely and effectively.
- Adapt to changing work conditions, schedules, priorities, and operational demands.
Responsibilities
- Assist the Rodbuster or Rodbuster Foreman with spacing and fastening rods in forms according to blueprints using wire and pliers.
- Position and secure steel bars, rods, cables, or mesh in concrete forms using fasteners and hand tools.
- Place blocks under rebar to hold the bars off the deck.
- Bend steel rods with hand tools and rodbending machines.
- Cut and fit wire mesh or fabric using hooked rods and position fabric or mesh in concrete to reinforce it.
- Cut rods to required lengths using metal shears, hacksaws, or bar cutters.
- Assist other craft workers as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
