Job description:
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: $34/hr (Salary increases based on performance).
Benefits:
- Dental, extended medical, vision, life insurance, Group insurance benefits
- Employer provides subsidized accommodations, covers relocation cost as per the company policy
- Bonus based on performance
Employment terms and conditions: Seasonal, Full-time (40 to 60 hrs/week, weather-dependent), Overtime, early morning, morning, day, evening, night, weekend
Vacancies: 4
Anticipated start date: Spring 2027 (actual start date is weather dependent)
Job Requirements:
Language: Basic English
Experience: 3 years of relevant experience
Worksite Environment: Dusty, outdoors, noisy, works in all kinds of weather
Work Setting: Sidewalks & curbs, residential, commercial, industrial, Urban, Rural
Types of Materials Used: 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, Flexibility, Accuracy, Client Focus
Own Tools/Equipment: Steel-toed safety boots
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
How to apply
By email: karin@crenterprises.ca
Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces, Visible minorities, Indigenous people, Youth and Newcomers to Canada are welcome to apply.
