Rodbuster - Concrete Laborer - CB&I Careers

CB&I® is the world's leading designer and builder of storage facilities, tanks and terminals. With more than 60,000 structures completed throughout our 130-year history, we have the global expertise and strategically-located operations to provide customers world-class storage solutions for even the most complex energy infrastructure projects.

Job Overview:

Construction lab to prepare, form and pour concrete foundations and shafts for steel storage tanks, vessels, and structures. These fabricated steel products include, but are not limited to; elevated tanks, flat bottom tanks, pressure vessels, spheres, structural steel and other miscellaneous fabricated steel products

• May mix cement or epoxy grouts using concrete mixing machine or hoe.
• Signals the concrete deliverer to position truck to facilitate pouring.
• May build or reinforce forms or bracing prior to pours.
• Loads, transports and unloads tools, equipment and supplies.
• Spreads concrete to specified depth and workable consistency, using a float to bring water to surface and produce soft topping.
• Levels, smoothes and shapes surfaces of freshly poured concrete, using straight edge and float or power screed.
• Finishes concrete surfaces using power trowel or wets and rubs concrete with abrasive stone to specified finish.
• Remove rough or defective spots from concrete surfaces, power grinder or chisel and hammer and patches holes with fresh concrete or epoxy compound.
• Spray cement mortar or concrete to cover exposed earth, masonry, and steel surfaces and forcing grout into drilled holes or spaces between foundations.
• Molds expansion joints and edges using edging tools, jointers and straight edge.
• May direct sub-grade work and setting of forms.
• Assists in lifting, positioning, and securing of materials and work pieces.
• Perform minor maintenance and cleaning activities with tools and equipment.
• Responsible for observing and complying with all safety and project rules. Performs other duties as required.

• Physical Requirements:

NP=Not Present, O=Occasionally (0-33%), F=Frequently (34-66%), C=Constantly (67-100%)

Essential Qualifications and Education:

• Minimum of 12 months documented field experience.
• Compare and see differences in size, shape and form of lines, figures and objects.
• Rate information using standards that can be measured or checked.
• Calculate amounts of concrete required for each job.
• Work within precise limits or standards of accuracy.

Preferred Qualifications and Education: 

• May require a high school diploma or its equivalent with previous years of experience in the field or in a related area.
• Has knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.
• Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job.
• Works under immediate supervision.
• Primary job functions do not typically require exercising independent judgment.
• Typically reports to a supervisor or manager.