Concrete Finisher / Labor

Job Description

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Concrete Finisher/ Labor

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah

General Purpose of Position: Constructs forms for concrete structures. Smoothes and finishes surfaces of poured concrete floors, walls, sidewalks or curbs to specified textures, using hand tools or power tools, including floats, trowels and screeds.

General Job Duties:

Formsetter:

1. Studies blueprints and diagrams to determine type and dimension of forms to be constructed.

2. Saws lumber to blueprint dimensions, using handsaw or power saw and nails lumber together to make form panels.

3. Erects built-in-place forms or assembles and installs prefabricated forms on construction site according to blueprint specifications, using hand tools, plumb rule and level.

4. May direct crane in placement of forms and guides forms into exact position.

5. Inserts spreaders and tie rods between opposite faces of forms using pry bar to maintain specified dimensions.

6. Anchors and braces forms to fixed objects, using nails, anchor rods, steel cables, planks and timbers.

Finisher:

Smooths and finishes surfaces of poured concrete to specified textures, using hand tools, including floats, trowels and screeds. Signals concrete deliverer to position truck to facilitate pouring concrete. Moves discharge chute of truck to direct concrete into forms. Spreads concrete into inaccessible sections of forms, using rake or shovel. Levels concrete to specified depth and workable consistency, using handheld or power screed and floats. Smooths and shapes surfaces of freshly poured concrete using straightedge, floats and/or hand tools. Removes face forms and finishes concrete with trowels. Removes rough or defective spots from concrete surfaces, using power grinder or chisel and hammer, and patches holes with fresh concrete or epoxy compound. May sprinkle coloring powder on concrete to produce prescribed finish. May produce rough concrete surface, using broom. May use shovel or related tools to produce sub-grade and/or finish grade. May break up and repair old concrete surfaces, using pneumatic tools.

Performing other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements:

1. Minimum Education and Experience: must have working knowledge of grades, screeding, floating, finishing concrete slabs, curbs, etc. 2 years experience preferred, but willing to train the right candidate.

2. Tools, Equipment, or Machines Required to Operate: must own personal hand tools. Must be able to operate power saws and other powered equipment.

3. Physical Requirements:

a. General: walk, stand, sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects or tools, reach with hands and arms, talk, listen, hear, read, see, lift, bend, climb in/out of equipment, climb ladders or forms.

b. Lifting: 80 to 100 pounds at least one time daily or as necessary, possibly several times daily.

c. Exposure to Elements: Outside elements i.e. sun, wind, dust, rain, mud, snow, ice, cold, heat, noise.

d. Handling of Dangerous Equipment: Operate loaders, small cranes (boom trucks), powered hand tools.

e. Other Hazardous Working Conditions: unknown.

f. Scheduled Work Hours: Monday – Friday, usually 6:30-7:00 am to 3-3:30 pm unless directed by supervisor. Some Saturday and overtime work may be required.

Judgment/Decision Making: occasional.

Supervision:

1. Position Receives Direction From: Superintendent and foreman. Other supervision may be received.

2. Position Directs: N/A.

ALL EMPLOYMENT IS AT-WILL, MEANING THAT EITHER THE EMPLOYEE OR EMPLOYER MAY TERMINATE THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP AT ANYTIME WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE OR PRIOR NOTICE.