Laborer - Concrete

Responsible for physical labor and concrete work at construction sites; work to grade or sub-grade specifications; use screeds; place concrete; load and unload forms and stakes; set forms; and complete other tasks as assigned. Engaging in concrete work includes working with Curb and Gutter, Sidewalks, Driveways, Concrete Pavement, and Decorative Concrete at construction sites. Placing concrete includes spreading the ready mixed concrete that is being discharged from a concrete mixer with a shovel or come along tools to the height of the forms. Screeding concrete is the process of leveling out the concrete to the height of the forms that are set in place. Setting forms is the process of placing wooden or steel forms in place to the elevation and alignment required for the concrete that will be placed inside the forms. Other tasks assigned include carrying forms and stakes and laying them out to get ready to be set into place, fine grading the subgrade with a shovel or come along, removing forms after the concrete has been placed and is set up, spraying curing compound onto the new concrete surface, and cleaning tools that have been used during the day.