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Steel Fixer Foreman

  • Location: Barrow-in-Furness District
  • Salary: Negotiable
  • Job Type:Contract

Posted over 2 years ago

  • Sector: Defence
  • Contact: James Banton
  • Contact Email: jbanton@nrl.co.uk
  • Contact Phone: 01946 820 002
  • Duration: Until End April 2022
  • Start Date: ASAP
  • Expiry Date: 11 November 2021
  • Job Ref: 1038079
NRL is recruiting on behalf of a leading engineering company, for a Foreman from a Steel Fixing background to work on a Defence site in South Cumbria

About the role:
  • Until end of April 2022
  • Based at Barrow-In-Furness (Cumbria)
  • Reading and interpreting building and engineering plans and drawings.
  • Setting out work areas and determining the required materials.
  • Using hand and power tools to cut and bend steel bars and mesh.
  • Laying out steel bars, mesh, rods, and framework.
  • Hoisting steel bars, mesh, and reinforcements into place.
  • Fitting spacers and supports.
  • Joining steel reinforcement bars (rebar), footings, and girders by welding or with clips or wires.
  • Fixing steel bars and mesh to solid concrete bases.
  • Using rebar to build casts that will keep setting concrete in place.
  • Preparing concrete, mixing sand, cement, and water, and pouring the concrete into the prepared casts.
What you’ll need/desirable:
  • NVQ Level 3 Qualification / Completed Apprenticeship in Steel Fixing
  • Completed "Working Safely at Height"
  • Previous work within a Construction sector would be advantageous
What’s in it for you:
  • 39 hours per week
  • Opportunity to gain experience on a Defence site