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Ben Giesbrecht

Steinbach,MB

Summary

Hardworking professional with several years of experience completing high-quality concrete projects. Practiced at preparing site, building forms and pouring concrete.

I have worked for North Star windows in Ontario many years ago so I know the process well. Putting glass in using an air clamp tool to pinch glass in place also did some warehouse work as well, count inventory and cut also welded frames together cut and rolled black rubber in for screens.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Concrete Finisher

Self employed
Steinbach, Manitoba
01.2021 - 01.2025

Order pump and concrete for builder, pour and finished basements, garage floors , shop floors, sidewalks, driveways. Also looked over 4 to 5 employees I had at the time.

Also poured piles and footings to be at a certain grade to meet city standards.

Set dates and meet dead lines.

I have used almost every hand tool that’s out there and am completely competent in using them in a safe manner.

Finding employees hiring and letting go if must.

Drive to sites and watching over my employees.

Skid steer work also am comfortable using fork lift or any machine and use them in a safe manner.

I always ensure that safety was priority no matter the situation.

  • Poured concrete into forms using pump hose and leveled.
  • Finished surfaces by hand-troweling or machine-troweling for a smooth finish.
  • Mixed, poured and spread concrete using a variety of tools including trowels, floats and screeds.
  • Performed daily maintenance checks on equipment used during job such as wheelbarrows, shovels.
  • Finished surfaces by troweling, floating and brushing following project requirements and specifications.
  • Prioritized tasks for each job after reading project blueprints and documents.
  • Sprayed curing compound on newly finished surfaces as needed.
  • Applied hardening and sealing compounds to cure concrete surface.
  • Spread, leveled and smoothed concrete using rake or shovel.
  • Set concrete forms to desired pitch and depth and aligned.
  • Loaded and unloaded necessary tools, materials, and machines from trucks and trailers.
  • Reviewed blueprints and other drawings to identify correct grades.
  • Positioned wire mesh and rebar to reinforce concrete.
  • Constructed forms to create various concrete structures.
  • Maintained inventory list of items used on job sites to provide reordering details.

Education

Finished Grade 9 And 10 - CCW Construction Craft Worker

Fanshawe College of Applied Arts And Technology
London, None
01-2011

Skills

  • Worksite safety
  • Concrete finishing
  • Job proposal estimation
  • Hand troweling
  • Can use multiple hand tools
  • Also am a leader and team management also am fluent in 2 languages German and English
  • Can use equipment if need snow and dirt
  • Can read a tape well

Timeline

Concrete Finisher

Self employed
01.2021 - 01.2025

Finished Grade 9 And 10 - CCW Construction Craft Worker

Fanshawe College of Applied Arts And Technology
Ben Giesbrecht