Concrete Technician 1

STRUCTURAL • Charleston, SC

45d • Onsite

About The Position

STRUCTURAL integrates technology-driven solutions with specialty contracting services to improve, protect, and enhance the existing infrastructure of owners directly, and in partnership with designers and contractors. STRUCTURAL offers a wide range of specialty repair and maintenance services and is the largest concrete repair contractor in the United States, with roughly 2,500 employees working from locations nationwide and in select international markets. STRUCTURAL is the open-shop contracting business line of Structural Group. Skills Team and solution oriented. Approachable. A good listener. Ability to remain calm in stressful situations. Proactive. Professional. Positive attitude. Diligent. Detail oriented. Able to prioritize and multi-task. Ability to motivate team members. Experience - Field - Required/Preferred Additional Experience Requirements Additional Experience Requirements Essential Duties and Responsibilities Positively focused in all situations and interactions; turns every problem into an opportunity Engages the team in finding solutions Encourages leadership from all team members Selects team members who will contribute to the team’s development and success Gives of self without expecting anything in return Displays a positive attitude in all situations and interactions Sets clear goals and expectations within the team Continually challenges team members and self to excel and supports them in appropriate risk taking Notices team member behavior and provides both positive and constructive comments to encourage improvement Takes a visible and active role in helping team to succeed Celebrates success of team members and team overall Uses appropriate planning tools and processes and executes the plan; understands that success is in the details Knows and lives our 24/7 safety culture Delivers on quality, every time Demonstrates the ability to be creative Does “the right thing” in every situation Exceeds customer expectations Performs basic labor tasks. In addition, performs other higher-level tasks with supervision, operates hand-held air, electric and hydraulic powered and non-powered tools, and more complex equipment (swing scaffolds, epoxy pumps, air compressors, jackhammers, drills, etc.). With supervision, tends machines that pump concrete, grout, cement, sand, plaster, or stucco through spray guns for application to ceilings and walls. Mixes cement, sand, and water to produce concrete, grout, or slurry, using hoe, trowel, tamper, scraper, or concrete-mixing machine. Builds wooden forms, and clamps forms around area to be repaired, using hand tools. Positions forms for pouring concrete, and dismantles forms after use, using saws, hammers, nails, or bolts. Places, consolidates, and protects concrete or masonry structures. Wets surface to prepare for bonding. Fills holes and cracks with grout or slurry. Spreads, levels and smoothes concrete, using rake, shovel, hand or power trowel, hand or power screed, and float. Cleans, coats, seals, waterproofs or restores concrete surfaces, using appropriate compounds. Chips, scrapes, grinds, sands, or polishes spots, ridges, and rough projections to finish concrete, using pneumatic chisels, power grinders, or hand tools. Installs anchor bolts, steel plates, doorsills and other fixtures in freshly poured concrete or pattern or stamps the surface to provide a decorative finish. Molds expansion joints and edges, using edging tools, jointers, and straightedge. Erects and disassembles scaffolding, shoring, braces, traffic, barricades, ramps, and other temporary structures. Performs routine maintenance and cleaning to vehicles and equipment such as engine oil filter change, cleaning of mortar mixers and shovels, installs plug ends on power cords, etc. Lubricates, cleans and repairs machinery, equipment and tools. Accounts for all tools and light equipment (generators, floor saws, epoxy pumps, swing scaffold motors, etc.) in the performance of job duties. Cleans tools and stores them in secure and appropriate place upon completion of work shift (locks tools in gang box, chains and locks up generators, covers swing scaffold motors and ties down platforms). Identifies, packs, and transports hazardous materials. Operates, reads, and maintains air monitoring and other sampling devices in confined and/or hazardous environments. Reads and interprets plans, instructions, and specifications to determine work activities. Loads, unloads, and identifies building materials, machinery and tools, and distributes them to the appropriate locations, according to project plans and specifications. Cleans and prepares construction sites to eliminate possible hazards. Controls traffic passing near, in, and around work zones. Measures, marks and records openings and distances to lay out areas where construction work will be performed.

Requirements

• Team and solution oriented.
• Approachable.
• A good listener.
• Ability to remain calm in stressful situations.
• Proactive.
• Professional.
• Positive attitude.
• Diligent.
• Detail oriented.
• Able to prioritize and multi-task.
• Ability to motivate team members.
• Able to pass a respirator fit test and wear a respirator when required on specific jobsites
• Performs physical activity that requires considerable use of arms, legs, and moving whole body
• Performs physical activity that requires balancing, walking, stooping, crawling, reaching
• Performs physical activity such as climbing ladders/scaffolding
• Able to move your hand, hand and arm together, or two hands to grasp, manipulate, assemble objects
• Able to keep hand and arm steady while moving arm or holding arm and hand in one position
• Able to coordinate two or more limbs while sitting, standing, or lying down
• Able to lift, push, pull, or carry objects up to 50lbs without assistance
• Able to handle and utilize various tools and equipment
• Physical capability to operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment
• Able to speak and hear detailed information through oral communication
• Has visual acuity to see items clearly and sharply and to recognize small detail
• Able to pass Pulmonary Function / Fit Test
• Willing to work from project site up to 100%
• Willing to work 50-55 hour per week and have flexible work hours
• Willing to work at heights up to 650 feet off the ground
• Can provide reliable transportation to and from the jobsite daily
• Willing to work whenever/wherever needed, including night shift, out of town, etc

Responsibilities

• Performs basic labor tasks.
• Operates hand-held air, electric and hydraulic powered and non-powered tools, and more complex equipment (swing scaffolds, epoxy pumps, air compressors, jackhammers, drills, etc.).
• Tends machines that pump concrete, grout, cement, sand, plaster, or stucco through spray guns for application to ceilings and walls.
• Mixes cement, sand, and water to produce concrete, grout, or slurry, using hoe, trowel, tamper, scraper, or concrete-mixing machine.
• Builds wooden forms, and clamps forms around area to be repaired, using hand tools.
• Positions forms for pouring concrete, and dismantles forms after use, using saws, hammers, nails, or bolts.
• Places, consolidates, and protects concrete or masonry structures.
• Wets surface to prepare for bonding.
• Fills holes and cracks with grout or slurry.
• Spreads, levels and smoothes concrete, using rake, shovel, hand or power trowel, hand or power screed, and float.
• Cleans, coats, seals, waterproofs or restores concrete surfaces, using appropriate compounds.
• Chips, scrapes, grinds, sands, or polishes spots, ridges, and rough projections to finish concrete, using pneumatic chisels, power grinders, or hand tools.
• Installs anchor bolts, steel plates, doorsills and other fixtures in freshly poured concrete or pattern or stamps the surface to provide a decorative finish.
• Molds expansion joints and edges, using edging tools, jointers, and straightedge.
• Erects and disassembles scaffolding, shoring, braces, traffic, barricades, ramps, and other temporary structures.
• Performs routine maintenance and cleaning to vehicles and equipment such as engine oil filter change, cleaning of mortar mixers and shovels, installs plug ends on power cords, etc.
• Lubricates, cleans and repairs machinery, equipment and tools.
• Accounts for all tools and light equipment (generators, floor saws, epoxy pumps, swing scaffold motors, etc.) in the performance of job duties.
• Cleans tools and stores them in secure and appropriate place upon completion of work shift (locks tools in gang box, chains and locks up generators, covers swing scaffold motors and ties down platforms).
• Identifies, packs, and transports hazardous materials.
• Operates, reads, and maintains air monitoring and other sampling devices in confined and/or hazardous environments.
• Reads and interprets plans, instructions, and specifications to determine work activities.
• Loads, unloads, and identifies building materials, machinery and tools, and distributes them to the appropriate locations, according to project plans and specifications.
• Cleans and prepares construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.
• Controls traffic passing near, in, and around work zones.
• Measures, marks and records openings and distances to lay out areas where construction work will be performed.
• Attends daily and weekly safety Tool Box meetings and participates in Jobsite Safety Analyses (JSA)
• Performs work in strict compliance with jobsite/shop requirements and the Field Guide to Better Safety
• Performs all work in compliance with Company's safety policies as well as industry standards
• Assists team in ensuring jobsite/shop is maintained in a safe manner
• Promotes 24/7 Safety Culture and exhibits a Safety 24/7 attitude in all situations
• Reports immediately, accurately and in full detail all incidents
• Is extremely safety conscious in all situations
• Sets an example for others by demonstrating that safety is a core value
• Wears all Personal Protection Equipment required by safety specifications

Benefits

• medical
• dental insurance
• 401(k)
• paid holidays & vacation
• tuition reimbursement
• career development and growth opportunities
• a caring work environment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed