Concreter
Pour concrete for floors and other structures
As a concreter, you mix, pour, spread, finish, reinforce and cut concrete for structures such as floors, stairs, bridges, buildings ramps and footpaths.
Work is on construction sites, usually outside. You typically work normal business hours but can also work early mornings, evenings or weekends.
$90,000
Benefits
- Outdoor
- Physical work
- Working independently
A typical day may involve
Interpreting building plans or drawings
Weighing and mixing concrete materials (gravel, sand, cement and water)
Pouring, spreading, compacting, smoothing and polishing concrete, by hand or machine
Constructing concrete form work and laying steel reinforcing
Driving heavy vehicles such as concrete trucks
Operating trowelling machines to float, trowel and polish concrete surfaces
Forming expansion joints and edges using edging tools, jointers and straight edges
Installing fixtures in concrete such as anchor bolts, steel plates and door sills
Cutting lines in concrete using power cutters
Decorating poured concrete with colouring powders and other materials
It helps to be good at
Physical tasks
Using tools and machinery
Qualifications/ Equivalent Certification and Experience
You may be able to work in
Construction
Home improvement
Infrastructure services
Related roles
- Carpenter
- Bricklayer
- Builder’s labourer