Laurence Coffey

"Responsibilities:

- Interpreting project drawings to set up and position rebar;

- Installing couplers and welding them into place using SMAW welding technique

-securing reo bars accurately and welding.

- Assisting in the installation of the strema formwork for Kennedy Construction and welding into place.

- Supporting steel fixing tasks as needed."

- Also do dogging and rigging crane lifts when needed

• "Responsibilities:
• - Setting rebar and welding across multiple Adelaide sites, mainly high rise buildings and north Adelaide aquatic centre.- Reading and interpreting drawings;-
• went to precast yard where I assisted in building reinforced columns and welding using MIG welder
• -assisting in dogging and rigging of reinforced steel on a dome structure at Port Adelaide.- working on that dome project for nine months; closely collaborating with Crane Services for dogging and rigging; and adapting to site demands while ensuring safety and structural integrity."

• Started with this company on flinders rail bridge as a welder using flux core welding every day for about 8 months until job was complete.
• Then went to regency bridge and then ovingham bridge where I worked on both for about 2 yearsI was primarily steel fixing on the bridge structure; occasionally using stick welding for reinforcement tasks; interpreting drawings; and ensuring all steel was accurately placed and secured."Also helping out with landing steel reinforcement assisting the crane
• Then went to main south road aldinga, pedler creek bridge Steel fixing and flux-cored welding, including passing a structural weld test; welding vertical seams of 200 millimeters long by 20 millimeters wide; working on prefabricated 20-meter structural piers that were lifted into place by crane; collaborating closely with the team to ensure precise welds and alignments before and after placement; and meeting all safety and quality standards on the civil project
• ,- also went to another bridge close bye on main south road, prefabricated steel masses were welded and lifted by crane; concrete panels were welded in place on the bridge; ensuring precise alignment, secure welds, and collaborating closely with the team to ensure safe lifting and prefabricated steel masses were welded and lifted by crane; concrete panels were welded in place on the bridge; ensuring precise alignment, secure welds, and collaborating closely with the team to ensure safe lifting.

• Installing and upgrading gas meters, updating gas lines and outlets, working with copper pipework, and using copper welding techniques to ensure secure and safe gas installations.

• I started out my plumbing apprenticeship in Ireland 2007.
• I started out mainly on residential sites and all over in lots of different roles in plumbing.
• I then was with a company called Cassidy mechanical which was industrial and commercial.
• I was doing a lot of mild steel pipe work where I was also oxygen and acetylene welding
• during my apprenticeship, I completed a range of welding tests, including oxy-acetylene welding on mild steel, brazing copper pipe, arc welding, and TIG welding. Which was part of our apprenticeship qualifications.I now have a qualified plumbing certificate.