Steel fixing Apprenticeship

KILNBRIDGE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LTD.

Uxbridge, UB9 6JL

Closes on Wednesday 30 October

Posted on 26 February 2024

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Summary

The opportunity to start a career within construction, with a recognised company working on iconic jobs such as HS2. As an apprentice, you will be on a development plan and a career mentor to help your progression throughout your apprenticeship. We offer our apprentices a competitive salary, 20 days annual leave, work social nights.

Annual wage
£19,188 a year

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Over 25 years of age will receive the LLW

Training course
Steel fixer (level 2)
Hours
17 years old - Monday to Friday 07:30 to 15:30 - 40 hours inclusive of an hour break each day. 18 years old+ - Monday to Friday 07:30 to 17:30 - 45 hours not including up to an hour break each day.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Thursday 2 January

Duration

1 Year 6 Months

Positions available

2

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

As an Apprentice Steel Fixer, you will learn to assemble and erect the steel components required to strengthen reinforced concrete structures, such as bridges, culverts, railway stations, power stations, etc.

  • Setting out the work area, following engineering plans
  • Using hand and power tools to cut and bend bars or mesh
  • Tying steel reinforcement bars (rebars) to build cages

Typically you will work within a larger team on construction projects, and, in the fullness of time, you will be able to interpret contract information, drawings and specifications, in order to assemble and install the components correctly.

Where you’ll work

Harvill Road

Harefield

Ickenham

Uxbridge

UB9 6JL

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

BRIDGWATER AND TAUNTON COLLEGE

Your training course

Steel fixer (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents
  • Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE).
  • Protect others within the working vicinity through the use of barriers, signs, and bar protectors.
  • Comply with industry regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Prepare and maintain a safe working area.
  • Move, lift and handle materials.
  • Work at height and use access and fall protection equipment.
  • Interpret information from drawings and specifications.
  • Plan order of works and carry out pre-work checks.
  • Use and store hand tools and power tools.
  • Apply processes and techniques to install a range of in-situ steel reinforcing structures, for example, columns, walls, pile caps and slabs.
  • Measure and mark out reinforcing steel.
  • Cut and bend reinforcing steel.
  • Produce and install supports, for example, L bars, U bars, splay bars and chairs.
  • Join and tie reinforcing steel.
  • Use temporary construction bars.
  • Install bracing within steel reinforcement.
  • Communicate verbally with colleagues or customers using industry terminology.
  • Complete post build checks.
  • Follow equity, diversity and inclusion legislative guidance and principles.
  • Apply ethical principles.
  • Follow environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Use processes and techniques to build reinforcing steel assembly with a: step, penetration or upstand feature.
  • Follow work instructions - verbal or written.
  • Applies team working principles.
  • Follow quality assurance procedures.

    • Your training plan

    Level 2 Steel Fixer Apprenticeship Standard:

    • NVQ Level 2 in Steel Fixing

    The successful applicant will be enrolled in the Bridgwater & Taunton College Steel fixing apprenticeship. The apprenticeship start date is the end of September 2023, this standard is delivered via block release

    You will work on one of our 'live' projects and receive training from a recognised provider either one day a week or on a block release.

    Requirements

    Desirable qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • English (grade 4)
    • Maths (grade 4)

    Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

    Skills

    • Communication skills
    • Attention to detail
    • Number skills
    • Logical
    • Team working
    • Initiative
    • Patience
    • Physical fitness

    Other requirements

    The minimum age is 17 due to site restrictions and insurance implications. Candidates need to have a CSCS card

    About this company

    Kilnbridge is an engineering and construction business. Operating as a turnkey specialist structures contractor, we undertake enabling works, complex structural alterations, civil engineering and infrastructure works, reinforced concrete basements, sub and superstructure frame construction and structural steelwork along with dedicated business units in concrete cutting, passive fire protection and waste management.

    http://www.kilnbridge.com (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    Once you have achieved the Level 2 qualification you will have the opportunity to progress on to the next level. Ultimately, and depending on the individual, you could advance to a supervisory or management role within the construction industry.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    KILNBRIDGE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LTD.

    HR Department

    apprenticeships@kilnbridge.com

    020 7511 1888

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000233860.

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    Closes on Wednesday 30 October

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