CEMENT FINISHER (NON-COMPETITIVE)

City of Cincinnati; West Virginia; On-site; USD 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Cincinnati is seeking a Cement Finisher to build and repair concrete structures such as walls, curbs, sidewalks, inlets, and headwalls. The role involves finishing concrete, reading drawings, and supervising crews when necessary.

Applicants must have a three-year apprenticeship and three years journeyman experience, with alternatives including a high school diploma plus five years of similar work. A Class A/B license is preferred for related duties.

Qualifications

• Three-year cement finisher apprenticeship completed with documentation.
• Three years paid journeyman's experience in cement finishing/masonry.
• High school diploma or equivalent with five years' relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

• Determine material quantities and mixes; supervise crews when needed.
• Build and repair concrete structures including inlets, manholes, headwalls, curbs and sidewalks.
• Read and follow construction drawings and prints; ensure quality finishes.

Skills

Concrete work

Form building & setting

Reinforcing steel

Blueprint reading

Measuring tools

Crew supervision

Formwork setup

Truck operation

Education

Three-year cement finisher apprenticeship

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Trowels

Air hammers

Levels

Forming tools

Job description

This employee under general supervision, builds and repairs all types of structures, including walls, steps, curbs, sidewalks, traffic islands, inlets, manholes and headwalls. The job of a cement finisher entails smoothing, curing and decorating exposed concrete on sidewalks, walls, steps, traffic islands, inlets, manholes, headwalls and curbs. Performs related duties as required.

(Illustrative only. Any one position may not require all of the listed KSAs nor do the listed examples include all the KSAs which may be required.)

Knowledge of:

• All aspects of concrete work, including building and setting forms, mixing, placing, finishing and caving.
• Use and placing of reinforcing steel.
• All tools used in the trade (e.g., trowels, air hammers, levels).
• Labor management agreement and safety procedures.
• Good supervisory practices.
• Basic mathematics (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division).

Skill to:

• Read construction drawings and blueprints.
• Finish concrete to meet quality requirements.
• Use measuring tools in an accurate manner.
• Determine appropriate amount and kind if materials needed for a job.
• Supervise a crew and direct heavy equipment crews when necessary.
• Set and strip wood and metal forms.
• Drive a truck or step van.

Ability to:

• Work at heights, climb ladders and scaffolding.
• Squat, kneel, and bend.
• Follow verbal instructions.
• Enter information into a computer for tracking time, and requisitioning materials.
• Establish work schedules for performance duties.
• Determine appropriate amount and kind of materials needed for a job.
• Supervise the work of lower-level personnel.
• Communicate clearly and concisely.

Communicate using e-mail.

Examples of Work Performed:

• Determines proportioning of aggregates mixes, places, finishes and cures cement and concrete work.
• Builds and repairs inlets and manholes, adjusts castings, lays pipe, forms and pours headwalls and performs other related duties involving drainage appurtenances.
• Builds and repairs all types of stone, brick and block structures.
• Determines and orders quantity and type of materials needed to complete work.
• Trains helpers in proper safety measures and in use of tools.
• Builds and sets forms o be used in completing jobs.
• Reads and follows construction specifications, drawings and prints, including standard drawings.
• Protects fresh concrete form adverse effects of rain and extreme cold or hot weather.
• Supervises concrete crews and directs heavy equipment crews when needed for a particular job.
• Enters information into computer program for tracking time and requisitioning materials.
• Working knowledge of current safety policies, instructions for proper usage, and other procedures and professional practices required for completing job duties.
• Identifies unsafe practices and conditions and brings such matters to the attention of the supervisor.
• Assists those contacted in the course of duty in an effective, efficient, and professional manner.

Each applicant must have completed an approved three-year cement finisher's apprenticeship program (documentation required) and have three years paid journeyman's experience in cement finishing/masonry.

or

Have a high school diploma or equivalent and five years work experience as a Cement Finisher where the duties include those similar to building and repairing all types of structures, including walls, steps, curbs, sidewalks, traffic islands, inlets, manholes and headwalls.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Must have a temporary Class A or Class B Commercial Driver's License permit and be able to obtain a valid Class A Commercial Driver's License with a tanker endorsement within 6 months of the date of hire. If license is not obtained within 6 months, employee will fail probation and forfeit their employment with the City of Cincinnati.

Valid Ohio Class A or Class B is preferred.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Directly responsible for an assigned crew which may include laborers, truck drivers, motor equipment operators or other classifications. Willingness to work in unpleasant surroundings and all kinds of weather conditions. Willingness to work irregular hours and at a variety of locations. Willingness to work at heights or below ground.

MILITARY EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE EVALUATION

Military education and experience may be substituted for college level course work at the lower and upper division baccalaureate and graduate levels and apprenticeship training at the vocational certificate level on a case-by-case basis based on the American Council on Education (ACE) Military Guide recommendations.

HR Contact: Velda Cope; [e-mail]