Concrete Finisher

key job duties:

• Placing forms that hold concrete to ensure the required depth and pitch is achieved

• Monitoring the effect heat, wind and cold have on curing concrete to ensure high-quality results

• Removing edges on expansion joints and sides

• Installing anchor bolts, steel plates and other fixtures in freshly poured concrete

• Polishing surfaces using smoothing materials, abrasive tools and surfacing machines

• Aligning forms for sidewalks, curbs and gutters

• Waterproofing, damp-proofing and restoring concrete surfaces

• Compacting materials using power vibrators to create leveled bases

• Finishing concrete surfaces with rough or smooth patterns depending on the customer's preference

• Signaling truck drivers and moving chutes to facilitate pouring concrete onto forms

• Casting and spreading concrete to patch voids

• Applying hardening and sealing compounds to cure the surface of concrete

• Supervising and training workers to help them use special tools to spread concrete