Apprenticeships
Steel erecting is the installation and dismantling of structural steel frames of building and engineering projects. The structural steel installation is usually crane assisted and utilises mobile elevated work platforms or scissor lifts as the structure progresses.
Steel erectors also fix metal decking, safety netting and edge rails to facilitate safe working. The work is executed in teams using powered and hand tools to bolt the steelwork together.
You will be required to read and interpret engineering drawings, establish the correct position of the structure to be assembled, use cranes and mobile work platforms to safely position the extremely heavy components. You will then join the parts to form the structure using nuts, bolts and sometimes welding equipment.
Having been trained in the fundamental skills at a college or training centre, you can expect to go on sites such as petrochemical plants, oil refineries and other processing plants and deploy the skills attained during the off-the-job training period, develop them further and gain experience, working closely with one or more experienced tradespersons.