Job Description
Under general supervision, as a Cement Mason, you will perform skilled work in the placing and finishing of concrete on public or private property.
Important and Essential Duties :
Your duties as a Cement Mason may include, but are not limited to, the following :
Laying out work for new construction or repairing by measuring and calculating the correct type and materials and supplies necessary to complete the job, and ensuring tools and jobsites are clean.
Preparing job sites by setting up safety tripods and scaffolding; may be trained to secure "confined space" job sites.
Breaking out old or damaged concrete by using pneumatic jackhammer, chipping guns, and various equipment.
Carrying broken pieces of concrete, which weigh up to 90 pounds, for distances up to 50 feet, and load them into a dump truck.
Using tools and equipment such as trowels, coving tools, floats, hammers, saws, edgers, brushes, levels, pliers, concrete saws, trowel machines, and core drilling machines.
May be trained to operate epoxy injection equipment.
Setting screeds and forms for concrete work and operating a transit / laser level to determine the elevation of finished concrete.
Pouring and finishing concrete sidewalks, curbs, gutters, streets, disability access ramps, and steps using screeds, trowels, and floats.
Mixing and applying toppings, colors, grits, epoxy overlays, or waterproofing compounds in accordance with job specifications.
Ensuring that the completed work is covered and barricaded with A-frame barricades, and toe boards to assist the visually impaired.
Writing reports and keeping records of daily work assignments, location and description of completed jobs, and incidents and injuries.
Operating a departmental motor vehicle to travel and transporting materials to job sites.
Using a two-way radio, cell phone, and pager to communicate with coworkers, supervisors, and management regarding work details and locations, or emergency notification.