Goncalo Sousa
Barrie,ON
Summary
Skilled Cement Finisher and Heavy Equipment Operator with proven expertise in concrete mixing and sculpting, honed at Trisan Construction. Excelled in heavy machinery operation, showcasing advanced skill and safety, reducing accidents significantly. Demonstrated leadership by training peers in equipment use, blending technical prowess with teamwork. Achieved high-quality finishes in sidewalks, driveways, and patios, exceeding employer expectations.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cement Finisher - Heavy Equipment Operator
Trisan Construction
01.2024 - Current
- Completed physically demanding tasks such as lifting up 120 pounds to move job materials.
- Shoveled materials such as dirt, gravel, and asphalt.
- Demolished and repaired old concrete surfaces.
- Mixed, spread, and patched concrete to specifications.
- Wore correct clothing and protective equipment for jobs.
- Operated equipment such as forklifts safely to efficiently complete site work.
- Set wood and other forming materials to prepare for concrete pours.
- Assisted crew members with positioning trucks and moved discharge chute to guide concrete into forms.
- Installed rebar and molded expansion joints and edges for concrete projects.
- Created specific finishes on poured concrete.
- Maintained clean, safe worksite for team safety and to help keep projects on-track.
- Applied sealers or waterproofing to concrete as required by project.
- Inspected concrete structures for complete fills, defects, or damage.
- Mixed cement for standard, volumetric, or pervious concrete.
- Prepared and placed concrete to create sidewalks, driveways, or patios.
- Troweled and finished concrete to create textured or decorative surfaces.
- Installed forms for shaping, insulating, or creating decorative effects in concrete.
- Measured and marked areas for deploying concrete.
- Cut, chipped, or sawed concrete to create desired shapes.
- Operated range of heavy equipment on regular basis with advanced skill.
- Performed thorough pre-shift and post-shift inspections and accurately completed equipment logs and reports.
- Strictly adhered to company safety procedures, noticeably decreasing job site accidents.
- Remove debris and leveled ground to prepare job sites for construction projects.
- Assisted team in setting up and dismantling equipment and tools to use for construction.
- Loaded and moved materials such as dirt and rocks based on specific job needs.
- Removed topsoil, vegetation, and rocks to grade earth to specifications.
- Operated compactors to compact soil, asphalt and other materials.
- Adhered to instructions from supervisors and engineers onsite.
- Read blueprints and understood technical drawings.
- Loaded and unloaded construction materials on site.
- Trained in diverse pieces of equipment and useful attachments to handle team needs.
Cement Finisher
Con-Mar Group
06.2023 - 12.2023
- Assisted crew members with positioning trucks and moved discharge chute to guide concrete into forms.
- Shoveled materials such as dirt, gravel, and asphalt.
- Created specific finishes on poured concrete.
- Installed rebar and molded expansion joints and edges for concrete projects.
- Set wood and other forming materials to prepare for concrete pours.
- Mixed, spread, and patched concrete to specifications.
- Troweled and finished concrete to create textured or decorative surfaces.
- Prepared and placed concrete to create sidewalks, driveways, or patios.
- Mixed cement for standard, volumetric, or pervious concrete.
- Cut, chipped, or sawed concrete to create desired shapes.
- Completed physically demanding tasks such as lifting up to 120 pounds to move job materials.
Skills
- Concrete mixing
- Heavy Equipment Operation
- Concrete finishing
- Concrete sculpting
- Power saws
- Power Tool Operation
- Hand tool operation
- Cement and pavement
- Defect Correction
Languages
Portuguese
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Professional Working
Italian
Limited Working
French
Limited Working
Certification
Fire Safety and Extinguishers - WSSC - Online
Working at Heights LIUNA
WHIMS Online Certification
Chain Saw Certification
Confined space awareness Training Certification
Confined space entry Training Certification
Timeline
Cement Finisher - Heavy Equipment Operator
Trisan Construction
01.2024 - Current
Cement Finisher
Con-Mar Group
06.2023 - 12.2023
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