Anticipated start date: Spring 2023 (Actual start date is weather-dependent)
Job requirements:
Language: English
Education: Not required
Experience: 3 years of related experience
Area of Specialization: Construction (ground leveling/forming, finishing/ decorative finishings/concrete slabs/ basements/stairs/footings/curbs/patios and sidewalks)
Work Site Environment: Outdoors, Dusty, Noisy, Weather elements
Work setting: Rural, Urban, Commercial, Residential, Sidewalks and Curbs
Type of materials: Colours and sealers, Lightweight concrete, Reinforcing membrane and Protective covering, hardeners and epoxies, Mastic flooring
Work Condition: Fast-paced environment, Overtime when operations require
Physical Capabilities: Attention to detail, Physically demanding, Must be physically able to lift and carry up to 80-100 lbs, Bending, crouching kneeling, standing for extended periods
Personal Suitability: Flexibility, Accuracy, Safety-orientated
Own tools/equipment: CSA approved Steel-toed safety boots, Hard Hat, Gloves
Duties:
Check formwork, granular base and steel reinforcement materials and direct placement of concrete into forms or onto surfaces according to grade
Fill hollows and remove high spots to smooth freshly poured concrete
Operate power vibrator to compact concrete
Level top surface of concrete according to grade and depth specifications using straightedge or float
Impart desired finish to concrete surfaces using hand and power tools
Install anchor bolts, steel plates, and other fixtures in freshly poured concrete
Apply hardening and sealing compounds to cure surface of concrete
Waterproof, damp-proof and restore concrete surfaces
Repair, resurface and replace worn or damaged sections of floors, curb and gutters and other concrete structures
Operate various equipment and machinery
Pour and spread materials
Tamp concrete using electric vibrator
Erect and dismantle concrete forms. Measure lumber to ensure specified thickness, length and width as per blueprint/design specs
Tie and place rebar, when required, within the concrete project
How to apply:
Online: rockitconcrete@gmail.com
By mail: 20 Varsdale Place NW, Calgary, AB T3A 0G7
Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces, Visible minorities, Indigenous people, and Newcomers to Canada, are welcome to apply.