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Concrete Worker
Alternative Titles:
Construction Worker
Concrete workers place, spread, compact, finish and cure
concrete for buildings, roads, tunnels, bridges and marine
structures, using hand tools, vibrators, pumps, trowelling
machinery and other power tools.
Concrete workers may perform the following tasks:
- mix cement, gravel, sand and water, etc., to make
concrete on site
- move concrete into position using a concrete pump
- place concrete into the formwork (usually temporary wood
or steel moulds), making sure that it is spread and
levelled, then compacted using vibrators
- operate paving and trowelling machines to float, trowel
and polish the concrete surface
- create different surface textures by tamping, smoothing
and shaping the concrete surface with a variety of hand
tools
- cut joints into hardened concrete
- mix and apply pigments when a coloured surface is
required
- dig foundation trenches if working on residential or
small commercial projects.
For most jobs, concrete is mixed at a pre-mix concrete
supplier's factory and delivered to the site in a pre-mix
concrete truck.
Concrete workers usually work outside on construction sites
which may be dusty and noisy. Much of their time is spent
standing or kneeling and they may also have to work at heights
or underground in tunnels. Concrete workers may travel from
job to job and usually begin work very early in the morning.
Concrete workers may specialise as concrete finishers or
concrete slab layers. There are large differences in the work
done by concreters working on either high-rise buildings or
smaller residential and commercial buildings.
There is a growing industry in pre-cast concrete where
concrete elements are cast and cured in factories and then
transported to the site for use.
Required Skills - Concrete Worker
- physically fit as the work involves heavy lifting
- interested in practical work
- enjoy outdoor work
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