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