finisher - concrete, clay and stone products

Concrete Products Forming and Finishing Worker Specific Skills

• Remove castings from moulds

• Position reinforcing rods or wire mesh in moulds

• Operate vibrating tables to settle concrete

• Fill moulds with concrete

• Build and repair wooden frames used to mould concrete products

• Construct clay models and moulds for use in casting concrete products

Additional Skills

• Read blueprint, schemas and drawings

• Perform ongoing machine adjustments

• Check products for quality control

Work Setting

• Prefab/shop fabrication

Specific Skills

• Repair, resurface and replace worn or damaged sections of concrete structures

• Level top surface concrete according to grade and depth specification

• Fill hollows and remove spots on freshly poured cement

• Check formwork, granular base and steel reinforcement materials and direct placement of concrete into forms or onto surfaces according to grade

• Impart desired finish to concrete surfaces using hand and power tools

Own Tools/Equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Transportation/Travel Information

• Valid driver's licence

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Manual dexterity

• Attention to detail

• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

• Standing for extended periods

• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Work Location Information

• Rural area

Type of Materials

• Reinforcing membrane and protective covering

• Light weight concrete

Personal Suitability

• Accurate

• Team player

Health benefits

• Health care plan

• Disability benefits

• Paramedical services coverage

Financial benefits

• Piece work

Long term benefits

• Life insurance

• Registered retirement savings plan (RRSP)

• Long-term care insurance

Other benefits

• Free parking available

• Learning/training paid by employer

• Team building opportunities

• Travel insurance