Your Job Are you skilled with diverse physical tasks? Do you work efficiently and pay attention to detail? We're looking for concrete workers who are responsible for smoothing out, leveling and finishing freshly poured concrete at construction sites. If you're experienced with this work and can handle it with skill and care to produce quality workmanship, then this role has your name on it.
Your Day Concrete Worker responsibilities may include the following:
- Smoothing out concrete in segments to ensure the concrete poured is leveled.
- Filling roadways, driveways, sidewalks, bridges, homes, and parking lots.
- Arranging the concrete forms and spreading concrete.
- Leveling it using special blades, making sure all lumps and bubbles are smoothed over.
- Using wood or plastic forms to shape the concrete and hold it until it is set.
- Smoothing high spots and fill depressions, washing away excess concrete.
- Making concrete beams, columns, and panels.
- Finishing corners by hand.
- Applying latex and epoxy to floors.
- Using machines that vibrate concrete to fill air pockets.
- Using groovers and hand trowels to spread concrete.
- Monitoring how the wind, heat, or cold affects the curing of the concrete and halting concrete pouring if weather looks bad.
- Installing masonry according to specifications.
- Using chemical additi Your Gain What you may gain while on the job:
- Staying active - the job will keep you busy and moving throughout the day.
- Technical Expertise - learning to operate and master complex processes tools and machinery.
- Enhanced communication skills - learning how to talk to diverse sets of customers, co-workers and superiors.
- Problem solving and crisis management skills - avoiding and resolving potential negative customer experiences.
- Teamwork - partnering with co-workers and supervisors to ensure customers are satisfied.
- Teaching & Management skills - helping train and prepare new employees for the job.
- Rewarding career - opportunities for training, advancement to supervisory or management roles, and self-employment. Those with prior experience increase chances of getting promoted or earning higher pay.