Cement Mason

Barnard Construction Company, Inc., based in Bozeman, Montana, is a heavy-civil construction company with projects underway across North America. Barnard is ranked by Engineering News-Record, a leading construction industry periodical, as one of the nation’s Top 400 civil contractors. We specialize in dam construction and rehabilitation, power transmission and distribution, tunneling, inland marine, oil, gas, utility, and sewer and water pipeline projects.

We offer competitive salaries, profit sharing, 401(k) s, a generous health plan, annual bonuses, and challenging career opportunities with a financially solid company. Barnard’s people are the reason for the success of the company. Our reputation attracts the highest quality personnel, people who are committed to producing projects that set a standard for excellence. At Barnard, we build the riskiest, most difficult, complex jobs we can find and we hire people who thrive on tough work and demanding opportunities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Must possess competence in the following areas in order to perform his/her role in a safe, productive and effective manner:

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Builds and uses forms and tools to shape concrete to specified levels and consistencies.

• Uses a variety of tools, such as straight-edges, floats, rakes, shovels, trowels, and brooms, to spread, level, smooth, and finish concrete and surface.

• Casts expansion joints and edges as needed.

• Monitors weather and wind throughout the process to ensure proper curing.

• Mounts fixtures, such as anchor bolts, steel plates, or door sills, in freshly poured concrete.
• Waterproofs or restores surface by applying hardening and sealing compounds.
• Levels and evens surface as needed by chipping, scraping, and grinding uneven spots or ridges using power or hand tools.
• Repairs and reinforces existing concrete surfaces, which may include removing ridges and cavities, resurfacing, or cleaning.
• Cleans surface, tools, and surrounding area thoroughly.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Thorough understanding of the characteristics of concrete and ability to make plans based on that knowledge.
• Ability to create, lay, and use concrete forms.

• Understanding of and ability to use tools related to concrete.

• Ability to work well with others.
• Ability to create a variety of surfaces for various purposes.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen
• Ability to exert heavy physical effort, handling average weight objects up to 25 pounds
• Ability to kneel, stoop, crouch, balance, climb or crawl
• Ability to correctly rig and hoist material
• Ability to tolerate heights without fear
• Ability to maintain balance
• Ability to stand or walk for long periods of time, reach for, handle, and manipulate items and to work in extreme weather conditions (cold and wet)
• Able to work long, irregular and varied hours, 50 to 70 hours per week
• Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Ability to safely and effectively perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal , state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.

Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled, E-Verify Employer