Construction
Operative Job Descriptions
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Construction workers, also known as ground
workers or workers, working closely with skilled trade people
on construction sites as part of a team or a 'gang'.
As an agent, working on construction projects ranging from new
housing developments for the construction of roads. At the beginning
of a job, help to prepare the sites, the placement of site huts
and fences, unloading and storage of building materials and
building stairs, safety rails and scaffolding.
Once work starts, tasks may include:
· Plant Work - signaling and shallow trenching for foundations
and drainage
· Form of work - putting up and dismantling of concrete formwork
holding snaps into place
· Steel Fixing - bending and fixing of bars used to reinforce
concrete structures
· Steel accumulation - fixing steel plates to form temporary
retaining walls for excavation
Concreting · - layers and smoothing concrete foundations,
floors and beams
· Route of work - concreting, laying curbs, paving and return
to the surface (see the profile of road worker).
Key Skills
· Good fitness levels
· A basic knowledge of building methods and materials
· Good practical skills
· The ability to follow written and spoken instructions
· A good head for heights
· Good team working skills
· An understanding of on-site health and safety.
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