Overview
Job Summary:
A Cement Mason – Concrete Finisher smooths and finishes surfaces of poured concrete. This includes floors, walls, columns, sidewalks, roads, or curbs using a variety of hand and power tools. A Cement Mason – Concrete Finisher aligns forms for sidewalks, curbs, or gutters; patches voids; and uses saws to cut expansion joints.
Whitaker Construction offers an exceptional benefits package including:
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Employees earn shares in the company – All employees have ownership in the company and its success
- Competitive wages
- Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Short Term Disability, Supplemental Insurance
- 401 K and Match
- Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Personal Days
- Quarterly Incentive Program (profit sharing)
- Referral Bonuses
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Responsibilities
Roles and Responsibilities:
Including but not limited to the list below.
- Set forms that hold concrete to the desired pitch and depth and align them.
- Check the forms that hold the concrete to see that they are properly constructed.
- Spread, level, and smooth concrete, using rake, shovel, hand or power trowel, hand or power screed, and float.
- Monitor how the wind, heat, or cold affect the curing of the concrete throughout the entire process.
- Direct the casting of the concrete and supervise laborers who use shovels or specialty tools.
- Produce rough concrete surface, using broom.
- Mold expansion joints and edges, using edging tools, jointers, or straightedge.
- Signal truck driver to position truck to facilitate pouring concrete and moving chute, to direct concrete into forms.
- Apply hardening and sealing compounds to cure surface of concrete.
- Operate power vibrator to compact concrete.
- Chip, scrape, and grind high spots, ridges, and rough projections to finish concrete.
- Cut out damaged areas, drill holes for reinforcing rods, and position reinforcing rods to repair concrete.
- Waterproof or restore concrete surfaces, using appropriate compounds.
- Wet concrete surface and rub with stone to smooth surface and obtain specified finish.
- Wet surface to prepare for bonding, fill holes and cracks with grout, slurry, or epoxy.
- Direct subgrade work, mixing concrete, and setting forms for beams, columns, and panels.
- Mix cement, sand, and water to produce concrete, grout, or slurry, using hoe, trowel, tamper, scraper, or concrete-mixing machine.
- Perform clean-up in connection with the work.
- Comply with all safety policies, procedures, and standards of safety.
- Assist Construction Laborers with labor duties.
- Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned by supervisors.
Qualifications
Skills and Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED preferred. Any vocational training is strongly desired.
- Those with an education and/or work-related credential from a secondary or post-secondary educational system will be given preferred interview status (Precision Exams, NOCTE, etc.).
- A minimum of 3 years of concrete finishing experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Display a willing attitude to learn from others.
- Possess a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Focus to work safely in close proximity to equipment, co-workers, and surroundings.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation to get to and from work.
Physical Requirements:
- Able and willing to work long hours including day, night, weekend shifts as needed, and work outside of normal hours.
- Able to walk, lift, reach, stoop, stand, grasp, balance, climb, kneel, crouch, and lift up to 50 pounds frequently.
- Able to work in outside environments being subjected to weather changes, noise, vibrations, and job hazards.
- Ability to do physical labor and other strenuous physical tasks.
Min
USD $20.00/Hr.
Max
USD $30.00/Hr.