Concrete Rod Buster at Africa Talent Contours Limited

DESCRIPTION OF JOB TASK AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Determine quantities, sizes, shapes, and locations of reinforcing rods from blueprints, sketches, or oral instructions.
• Cut rods to required lengths, using metal shears, hacksaws, bar cutters, or acetylene torches.
• Place blocks under rebar to hold the bars off the deck when reinforcing floors.
• Space and fasten together rods in forms according to blueprints, using wire and pliers.
• Cut and fit wire mesh or fabric, using hooked rods, and position fabric or mesh in concrete to reinforce concrete.
• Position and secure steel bars, rods, cables, or mesh in concrete forms, using fasteners, rod-bending machines, blowtorches, or hand tools.
• Bend steel rods with hand tools or rod bending machines and weld them with arc-welding equipment.
• Completes records, maintains tools and equipment, and performs various clean-up and housekeeping activities.
• Observes and follows all safety rules and procedures, including wearing required personal protective equipment.
• Performs other duties and activities as directed.

 BASIC JOB QUALIFICATIONS: (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

• Must be able to read, interpret blueprints and design and follow engineering drawings, specifications, and instructions.
• Must be able to safely use manual tools and power equipment.
• Must speak, read, and understand the English Language.
• Must pass overseas medical screening and be in good health.
• Must have a valid Professional Driver’s License with at least Restriction Code 2.

   JOB SPECIFICATIONS: SPECIAL CERTIFICATIONS OR TRAINING

Any relevant training shall be considered.

EDUCATION:

• Must have at least High School diploma, Technical or Vocational Course Graduate is required.

EXPERIENCE:

• Must have at least three (3) years’ experience in construction industry and have an in-depth understanding of the ironworker trade.

Basic terms of the job offer.

• Assignment Duration: 12 months. Renewal subject to performance and project status.
• Base Monthly Salary: 48 hours per week minimum work requirement: $500.40 (based on 48 hr. work week requirement)
• Working schedule: 48 hours per week (8 hours per day/6 days a week)
• Payroll period: Monthly. Amount give take home.
• Overtime: Work more than 8 hours per day or work performed on a rest day and/or holiday,will be paid as overtime at the base salary rate.
• Accommodations: Housing, transportation, meals in-country, and laundry facilities are provided
• Sick Leave: Employee will accrue 2.67 hours of sick leave for each full month of service, beginning with the completion of the first full month of Foreign Service employment.
• Annual leave Up to 21 days paid at the end of each 12-month contract.
• Travel will be provided by the employer to the employee's home country.
• Project Holidays: 10 paid holidays. New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday, President’s Day, Philippine Independence Day, USA Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day

Other requirements

• Your Passport must be valid for at least 12 months, with at least 6 total blank visa pages remaining.
• Your driver’s license must be valid for at least 6 months (unless processing for a CDL-required position, which will require 12 months remaining).
• Updated covid vaccination certificate