Concrete Finisher Technician at Wayne Brothers Companies – Walterboro, South Carolina

POSITION SUMMARY

The Concrete Finisher Technician must work safely and productively on various sized Concrete Construction and/or Civil and Infrastructure project sites. A successful candidate in this role must be highly motivated and willing to complete any task assigned, along with performing the essential duties of the Concrete Finisher Technician position. All employees are expected to communicate, always build relationships with other team members, and use good judgment. The Concrete Finisher Technician is expected to have the ability to perform all duties of the positions preceding it in its specific career path, while being responsible and accountable to complete any other tasks assigned.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Performs the duties of concrete apprentices as necessary at an advanced level.
• Uses straight edge and “magic screed” to level/shape freshly poured concrete.
• Checks rod floor for flatness.
• Handles truck chute and pump hose to place fresh concrete.
• Uses “edger”, jointers, and straight edge to edge and joint concrete floors as required.
• Finishes slab edges using hand tools.
• Operates forklifts (with certification) to convey concrete finishing equipment between trucks and floor slabs and decks during and after the concrete finishing process.
• Operates light equipment (e.g., truss-type hardener spreader, truss screeds, bull floats, and lifting equipment, etc.) to level and treat concrete slab surfaces.
• Operates at entry level trowel machines in the concrete finishing process.
• Patches defects with cement mortar as necessary or requested.
• Applies specified amounts of surface hardeners on concrete to produce special surfaces.
• Cures concrete slab with curing mats or waterproof paper. Wires corners of mats to top edge of forms or stakes, or places weights such as boards, rocks, and/or sandbags to keep covers in place.
• Cleans and properly maintains all hand and power tools used to place and finish fresh concrete.
• Complies with all applicable company, state, and OSHA safety rules, regulations, and guidelines at the job site.
• Reports any job site and/or WB employee related safety violation(s) to appropriate supervisory personnel.
• Serves as a safe and productive member of a finishing crew/team.
• Perform all assigned roles, responsibilities, and related work processes / tasks in the safest possible manner. Ensure that a safe, accident/incident-free work environment is maintained for all co-workers, customers, clients, suppliers, etc. at all times

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Education and/or Experience

High School Diploma/GED – desirable

Vocational or technical experience in concrete construction - desirable

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

Completing assigned work tasks and processes within a work team

Knowledge of concrete and its properties

Measuring and calculating precisely

Problem-solving and troubleshooting

Communicating/reporting with/to foremen, superintendents and team members

Implementing site safety and work-task plans

Recognizing and correcting job site hazards

Making judgments and decisions at task and process levels

Listening and speaking

Thinking logically and critically

Seeing and interpreting details close-up and far away

Focusing consistently on Safety, Quality, Production, and Innovation

Manual dexterity, extent flexibility

Working Conditions

Outdoors - frequently

Indoors - rarely

Loud noise - frequently

Temperatures - seasonal

In green concrete - frequently

Personal Protective Equipment – at all times

Multi-activity worksites - frequently

Traveling/out of town - frequently

40 to 60-hour work week – frequently

Varying work shifts - frequently

Heights and depths – frequently

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Valid Driver’s License - preferred

OSHA - 10 Hour Certification - required

First Aid/CPR - desirable

WB Craft Training and other certifications up through Level I - preferred

Physical Demands

Lifting, carrying or moving up to 50 pounds

Frequent lifting, bending, kneeling and reaching

Standing for long periods of time

Climbing ladders, working at heights, wearing/using fall protection harness

Handling, placing, and finishing of concrete