Concrete/Carpenter Positions

MGC Contractors, Inc. is a 100% Employee Owned Corporation specializing in water and wastewater general contracting, including Job Order Contracting, Construction Manager at Risk, Design-Bid-Build, and Design-Build throughout Arizona, Texas, Utah, and New Mexico.

About the Role

We are looking for Concrete Laborers, Form Setters, and Finishers to join our Texas Division in the El Paso area.

Responsibilities

Concrete Laborer

• Spreads concrete into forms using rake or shovel.
• Mixes cement using hoe or concrete mixing machine.
• Breaks up and repairs concrete surfaces using pneumatic tools.
• Cleans work areas, machines, and equipment to maintain a clean and safe job site.
• Fine grades soil on ground to achieve proper thickness of concrete.
• Selects tools, equipment, and materials from storage and transports items to job sites.
• Performs any and all other duties assigned.

Form Setter

• Erects built-in-place forms or assembles and installs prefabricated forms on construction site according to blueprint specifications using hand tools, plum rule, and level.
• Inserts spreaders and tie rods between opposite faces of form to maintain specified dimensions.
• Anchors and braces forms to fixed objects using nails, bolts, and anchor rods.
• Saws lumber to blueprint dimensions using handsaw or power saw and nails lumber together to make form panels.
• Performs any and all other duties assigned.

Concrete Finisher

• Signals concrete delivery to position truck to facilitate pouring concrete.
• Moves discharge chute off truck to direct concrete into forms.
• Spreads concrete into inaccessible sections of forms using rake or shovel.
• Levels concrete to specified depth and workable consistency using hand-held screed and floats to bring water to surface and produce soft tapping.
• Smoothes and shapes surfaces of freshly poured concrete using straightedge and float or power screed.
• Finishes concrete surfaces using power trowel or wets and rubs concrete with abrasive stone to impart finish.
• Removes rough or defective spots from concrete surfaces using power grinder or chisel and hammer and patches holes with fresh concrete or epoxy compound.
• Molds expansion joints and edges using edging tools, jointers, and straightedge.
• May sprinkle colored stone chips, powdered steel, or coloring powder on concrete to produce prescribed finish.
• May produce rough concrete surface using broom.
• May direct sub-grade work, mixing of concrete, and setting of forms.
• May break up and repair old concrete surfaces using pneumatic tools.
• Performs any and all other duties assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Six (6) months to one (1) year of related experience preferred.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

This position operates at professional construction sites, requiring:

• Ability to communicate verbally with others on site, in person and over the telephone.
• Ability to read printed materials, signs, and directions.
• Stamina to maintain attention despite interruptions.
• Ability to lift, push, pull, carry, handle or feel objects, supplies, tools, machinery, and/or controls weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to reach with hands and arms; climb stairs and/or ladders; balance, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, lift overhead, traverse around or otherwise position oneself safely on construction sites.
• Working outside, frequently for long periods in all weather conditions, including extreme hot and cold temperatures.
• Potential exposure to various chemicals, vapors, pollutants, viruses or other pathogens, gases, uneven surfaces, loud noises, moving vehicles or machines, and dust/debris.

Schedule

This is a full-time position. Occasional overtime and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.