Concrete Finisher

Employer: C.R. Enterprises Ltd.

Business Address: 164 Enterprise Dr, Yellowknife, NWT X1A 0E9

Terms of Employment

Job Location: Based out of 164 Enterprise Dr, Yellowknife, NWT, and required to work in various locations in Yellowknife, NWT. Transportation is provided by the employer.

Wage: $31.80 to $34/hr (Salary based on experience, increases based on performance).

Benefits: Dental, Extended Medical, life insurance, employer provides accommodations, living out allowance (LOA). Employer covers relocation costs.

Employment terms and conditions: Seasonal, Full-time (40 to 60 hrs/week, weather-dependent), Overtime, early morning, morning, day, evening, weekend

Vacancies: 2

Anticipated start date: Spring 2025 (exact start date depending on weather)  

How to apply:

By email: karin@crenterprises.ca

By mail: 164 Enterprise Dr, Yellowknife, NWT X1A 0E9

Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces, Visible minorities, Indigenous people, and Newcomers to Canada are welcome to apply.

Duties:

• Check formwork, granular base, and steel reinforcement materials and direct placement of concrete into forms or onto surfaces according to grade
• Placing forms that hold concrete to ensure the required depth and pitch are achieved

• Aligning forms for sidewalks, curbs, and gutters
• Signaling truck drivers and moving chutes to facilitate pouring concrete onto forms

• Casting and spreading concrete to patch voids

• Fill hollows and remove spots on freshly poured cement

• Monitoring the effect heat, wind, and cold have on curing concrete to ensure high-quality results

• Removing edges on expansion joints and sides

• Compacting materials using power vibrators to create levelled bases

• Level top surface concrete according to grade and depth specification

• Polishing surfaces using smoothing materials, abrasive tools, and surfacing machines

• Finishing concrete surfaces with rough or smooth patterns depending on the customer's preference

• Installing anchor bolts, steel plates, and other fixtures in freshly poured concrete

• Applying hardening and sealing compounds to cure the surface of the concrete

• Waterproofing, damp-proofing, and restoring concrete surfaces

• Repair, resurface, and replace worn or damaged sections of concrete structures

• Erect and dismantle concrete forms, scaffolding, ramps, catwalks shoring, and barricades

Job Requirements:

Language: Basic English

Education: Not required

Experience: 3 years of relevant experience

Worksite Environment: Dusty, outdoors, noisy

Major Work Area: Sidewalks, curbs, and gutters, residential, commercial, industrial

Types of Materials Used: Concrete, Colours and sealers, Hardeners and epoxies, Reinforcing membrane and protective covering

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities: Physically demanding, Handling heavy loads (up to 23 kg/50lbs), bending, crouching, kneeling, Standing for extended periods, Attention to detail

Personal Suitability: Team Player, Dependability

Own Tools/Equipment: Steel-toed safety boots