Skilled Concrete Finisher - Finish Surfaces & Set Levels

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East; Joplin (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision plans

Holiday Pay

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Vacation Pay

Life Insurance

Prescription Drug Reimbursement

Referral Bonuses

Job summary

Express Employment Professionals in Joplin is seeking a skilled Concrete Finisher for a local project. You will smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete floors, walls, sidewalks, or curbs, and assist with forms and joints as needed.

Candidates must have proven cement masonry experience, be able to lift 50 lbs unassisted, and maintain a strong work ethic. Reliable transportation and familiarity with hand tools are preferred.

Qualifications

• Proven cement masonry experience.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs unassisted.
• Strong work ethic.
• Reliable transportation.
• Knowledge of hand tools and measuring preferred.

Responsibilities

• Smooths and finishes surfaces of poured concrete floors, walls, sidewalks, or curbs to specified textures.
• Signals concrete deliverer to position truck to facilitate pouring concrete.
• Moves discharge chute of a truck to direct concrete into forms.
• Spreads concrete into inaccessible sections of forms, using rake or shovel.
• Levels concrete to specified depth and workable consistency, using handheld screed and floats to bring water to surface and produce soft topping.
• Finishes concrete surfaces, using power trowel, or wets and rubs concrete with abrasive stone to impart finish.
• Removes rough or defective spots from concrete surfaces, using power grinder or chisel and hammer, and patches holes with fresh concrete or epoxy compound.
• Molds expansion joints and edges, using edging tools, jointers, and straightedge.
• Mix cement, using a hoe or concrete-mixing machine.
• Break up and repair old concrete surfaces.

Skills

Cement masonry

Manual labor

Tool handling

Job description

Express Employment Professionals in Joplin is seeking a skilled Concrete Finisher for a local project. You will smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete floors, walls, sidewalks, or curbs, and assist with forms and joints as needed.

Candidates must have proven cement masonry experience, be able to lift 50 lbs unassisted, and maintain a strong work ethic. Reliable transportation and familiarity with hand tools are preferred.