Concrete Finisher

City of Winston-Salem; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Winston-Salem is seeking an intermediate semiskilled worker to maintain sidewalks and curbs under moderate supervision by the Senior Crew Coordinator. Responsibilities include removing and repairing curbs and sidewalks, transporting materials for repair, operating equipment, and ensuring proper concrete finishing upon completion.

The role requires physical stamina and the ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: Less than high school diploma or GED and moderate experience placing concrete, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: general knowledge of related policies; ability to use equipment; arithmetic computations; ability to relate well with others.

Responsibilities

• Removes curbs and sidewalks and prepares the area for repairs.
• Repairs curbs, sidewalks, and driveway aprons.
• Transports necessary materials for repair and placement of concrete.
• Operates equipment used in the removal and repair of curbs and sidewalks.
• Ensures concrete is finished upon completion.

Skills

Arithmetic

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Less than high school diploma or GED

Tools

Equipment operation

Job description

Description

Performs intermediate semiskilled work maintaining sidewalks and curbs, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the Senior Crew Coordinator.

Examples of Duties

• Removes curbs and sidewalks and prepares the area for repairs.
• Repairs curbs, sidewalks, and driveway aprons.
• Transports necessary materials for repair and placement of concrete.
• Operates equipment used in the removal and repair of curbs and sidewalks.
• Ensures concrete is finished upon completion.

Typical Qualifications

Education and Experience: Less than high school diploma or GED and moderate experience placing concrete, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: General knowledge of related industry, organization, and department policies, practices, and procedures; some knowledge of related industry organization, and departmental legal guides, recommendations, best practices, ordinances, and laws; skill in using assigned equipment; ability to make arithmetic computations using whole numbers, fractions or decimals; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates and the general public.

Physical Requirements: This work requires the regular exertion of up to 50 pounds of force, occasional exertion of up to 100 pounds of force; work regularly requires speaking or hearing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, tasting or smelling, pushing or pulling, lifting and repetitive motions, frequently requires standing, walking, using hands to finger, handle or feel and climbing or balancing and occasionally requires sitting; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires using of measuring devices, assembly or fabrication of parts within arm's length, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work regularly requires working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles and exposure to outdoor weather conditions, frequently requires exposure to extreme heat (non-weather), exposure to the risk of electrical shock and exposure to vibration and occasionally requires exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals and exposure to bloodborne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment; work is generally in a very loud noise location (e.g. jack hammer work, garbage recycle plant).

Additional Requirements

• Flagging Certificate
• OSHA Safety Training
• Valid commercial driver's license with Class A endorsement (unrestricted).
• Ability to work 12 hour shifts, 7 days a week during ice & snow control and/or emergency operations.

Employee Benefits

• 401a Contribution (employee match not required)
• Bus Pass Program
• Education Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Suggestion Program
• Family and Medical Leave
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Group Health Insurance
• Group Dental Insurance
• Jury Duty Leave
• Life/Accidental Death Insurance
• Long-Term Care Insurance
• Military Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Promotion from Within
• Retirement/Pension Plan (State of NC)
• School Leave
• Shared Leave
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Sick Leave
• Training
• Vacation Leave
• Wellness Program

The City of Winston-Salem's employment practices are guided by federal, state, and local rules and regulations guaranteeing employment opportunities to all persons without regard to and prohibiting discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, religion, political affiliation or beliefs, national origin or handicap, unless a bonafide occupational qualification exists.