Concrete Finisher

Job Description

The desire to pursue a career in construction may have been planted in your heart early, passed down from generations or seeded by an early fascination with the building process. There may have been the realization that construction aligns with your skills and interests. Or maybe it happened later, when you saw an opportunity to take your career in a new direction.

You want to be part of a team that shares this passion and sense of purpose—a team that works collaboratively, respecting and listening to each other and treating each other like family. You want opportunities to grow, and you care about work-life balance. You want to know that the company you work for is ethical and responsible.

We know you can work for any company, but if you want a career with a company that’s been named a Best Place to Work , is Building With Purpose®, cares about others, and allows you to be true to yourself, your calling, your passion and your values—come build something great with us. Be a True Builder®.

The Concrete Finisher helps place and finish for horizontal and vertical building components, perform pointing and patching and rubbing of poured vertical surfaces.

YOUR DAY-TO-DAY: (Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job)­

• Lead place and finish concrete activities as assigned and in accordance with R&M safety policies.
• Perform curing and sealing activities including wet cure and spray-on cure and seal.
• Grind ceiling joints from horizontal formwork.
• Apply form oil to all formed surfaces.
• Ensure concrete is properly consolidated (vibrated) during placement.
• Apply muriatic acid to clean surface, and rinse with water.
• Chip, scrape, and grind high spots, ridges, and rough projections to finish concrete, using pneumatic chisels, power grinders, or hand tools.
• Clean chipped area, using wire brush, feel & observe surface to determine if it’s rough or uneven.
• Mix cement, sand, and water to produce concrete, grout, or slurry, using hoe, trowel, tamper, scraper, or concrete-mixing machine.
• Tool expansion joints and edges, using edging tools, jointers, and straightedge.
• Monitor how wind, heat, or cold affect curing of the concrete throughout entire process.
• Spread, level, and smooth concrete, using rake, shovel, hand or power trowel, hand or power screed, and float.
  
  

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TEAM: (Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job)

• Basic understanding of concrete finishing practices.
• Reading Comprehension — ability to read and understand information and ideas.
• Must have a minimum of two years’ experience with items listed above in “Essential Duties and Responsibilities”. Technical training preferred.
• Use of basic reasoning, thinking “on your feet”, and ability to resolve issues quickly with little or no direction from a superior.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule format.
  
  

Robins & Morton is a privately held construction firm based in Birmingham, Alabama, with offices in Charlotte, Dallas, Huntsville, Miami- Fort Lauderdale, Nashville, Orlando, San Antonio, Tampa and Raleigh-Durham. The firm specializes in the construction of healthcare, hospitality, higher education, entertainment, sports and government buildings. Since 1946, the firm has built a reputation as a trusted advisor to clients nationwide by cultivating a high-performing team that values integrity, safety, and innovative thinking. Robins & Morton is consistently ranked as one of the top 100 contractors in the United States, and one of the top 15 in the Southeast.