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What this job is
A steel fixer positions, bends, and secures steel reinforcement bars and mesh within concrete formwork on construction sites. Working to engineering drawings and specifications, they prepare and install reinforcing steel to ensure structural integrity of concrete elements including slabs, beams, columns, and foundations.
Pay
A$2,910 a week
This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.
Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
What this role asks for
- Adaptability and Flexibilitycore
- Attention to Detailcore
- Basic Arithmetic and Numerical Accuracycore
- Check compatibility of materialscore
- Incident Reportingcore
- Policy and Procedure Adherencecore
- Problem Solvingcore
- Quality Assurance and Checkingcore
- Risk Identificationcore
- Team Collaborationcore
- Time Management and Prioritisationcore
- Verbal Communicationcore
- Workload Self-Managementcore
- Active Listening
- Carpentry
- Continuous Learning and Upskilling
- Goods Receipt Processing
- Inventory Tracking
- Process Improvement Identification
- Regulatory and Legislative Awareness