Construction Cement Mason

Description:

CF&T provides full-service high-grade turn-key installation of structural, site, and decorative concrete as well as full-service assistance with pump, place and finish throughout the greater Northern California area. CF&T is under the umbrella of Harbor Linx, a premier 100% employee-owned merger and acquisition company in the Bay Area. As part of the family of Harbor Linx companies, we are a growing company with diverse career opportunities, and we work in both the public and private market sectors. CF&T has a terrific team environment where we work hard and give our best every day for each other, for our clients, and for the communities we work and live in.

Job Summary:

The Construction Cement Mason will place and finish concrete such as floors, decks, roads, paths, walk- ways, sidewalks, curbs, walls, gutters, drain-inlets, catch basins, in conjunction with forming, stripping, chipping, stoning, patching, or sacking.

Reports to: Foreman, Superintendent, and General Superintendent

Typical Duties:

• Rod, Spread, level, tamp and smooth concrete using a rake, shovel, float, trowel, power trowel, or power
• Monitor wind, heat or cold effects on the setting and curing of the concrete throughout the entire
• Produce smooth to rough concrete surfaces using screeds, floats, trowels, and brooms.
• Mold joints and edges using edging tools, jointers, and straight
• Clean chipped areas using a hand and power tools to a surface finish as determined by the job requirements and as instructed by supervisor.
• Signal truck driver to position truck to facilitate pouring of concrete and move chute to direct concrete into forms or pump hopper.
• Apply hardening and sealing compounds to cure surface of concrete and waterproof or restore
• Operate power vibrator to consolidate
• Chip, scrape or grind high spots, ridges and rough projections to finish concrete using pneumatic chisels, power grinders and hand tools.
• Wet concrete surfaces, rub with stone to smooth surface and obtain specific
• Wet surface to prepare for bonding, fill holes and cracks with grout or slurry, and smooth using a
• Install anchor bolts, steel plates, door sills and other fixtures in freshly poured concrete or pattern stamp the surface to provide decorative
• Push roller over setting concrete to embed aggregate, chips or other in surface.
• Polish surface using a surfacing machine.
• Apply muriatic acid or other to clean surface of finished concrete.
• Sprinkle colored marble or stone chips, powdered steel or coloring powder over surface to produce prescribed finish.
• Spray on concrete surface and wash off release agents from concrete to achieve desired finishes as instructed by
• Mix cement, sand and water to produce concrete grout or slurry using hoe, trowel, tamper, scraper or concrete mixing
• Operate laser screed, laser level, mechanical finishers, concrete paving machines, concrete saws and slip form machines.
• Set concrete forms and perimeter forms, including catch basin structures, drain inlets curb forms including stripping and finishing of wet concrete surfaces as may apply
• Set lines, stakes, grades, and screed pins.

Activities:

• Perform General Physical Activities: perform general physical activities that require considerable use of your arms, legs and moving whole body such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, kneeling, bending and handling materials. This job requires standing, kneeling and bending for long periods of
• Handling and Moving Objects: using hands and arms in handling, installing positioning materials and manipulating things.
• Controlling Machines and Processes: use either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes
• Monitor Progress, Materials or Surroundings: monitoring and reviewing information from materials events or the environment, to detect or assess
• Using and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment: adjust and test machines, devices, moving parts and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electrical principals). Determine when tools are not functioning properly and are in need of replacement or

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position have no supervisory responsibilities.

Competencies:

• Interpersonal: individual focuses on solving conflict, not blaming, listens to others without interrupting; keeps emotions under
• Teamwork: individual balances teamwork and individual responsibilities, exhibits objectively to openness to others views, contributes to building a positive team spirit and is able to build morale and group commitments to goals and
• Planning/Organizing: the individual prioritizes and plans work activities and uses time
• Quality: the individual demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, looks for way to improve and promote quality, applies feedback to improve performance and monitors own work to ensure
• Quantity: the individual meet productivity standards and completes work in a timely manner.
• Safety and Security: the individual observes safety and security procedures and uses equipment and materials
• Dependability: the individual in consistently at work on time, follows instructions, responds to management direction, commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals and completes tasks on time or proposes an alternative plan to appropriate

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable to individuals with disabilities to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions:

• Education and Experience: Currently registered in a union apprenticeship program or have completed a union apprenticeship program.
• Language Skills: Must have an understanding of English as associated with jobsite safety and the typical duties required of the position
• Mathematical Skills: Basic understanding of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
• Reasoning Ability: apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one or two step Deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables
• Computer Skills: No skills required
• Certificates, Licenses, Registration: None required for this job

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to:

• Static Strength: the ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull and carry Frequently lifts, pushes, pulls or carries 50lbs of weight during work day.
• Trunk Strength: the ability to use your abdominal or lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without giving out or
• Explosive Strength: the ability to use short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself (as in jumping or sprinting) or to throw an
• Manual Dexterity: the ability to quickly move your hand, your hands together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate or assemble
• Multi-limb Coordination: the ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing or lying Works regularly on uneven surfaces good balance is necessary.
• Flexibility: must have full range of mobility in upper and lower body and should be able to reach overhead and work in other positions including but not limited to stooping, bending over, sitting, kneeling and squatting for extended periods of

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is moderate.

Compensation:

$29.15 - $44.85, based on skills, experience, and knowledge