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Concrete Finisher

Employer

Diamond Built Construction Inc.

Date Posted

August 27, 2026

Languages

English or French
  • Location Edmonton, AB
  • Earnings $28.00 to $35.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 40 to 88 hours per week
  • Position Seasonal Full Time
  • Vacancies 6  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Sep 17, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

Diamond Built Construction Inc.

Languages

English or French

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Dusty
  • Hot
  • Noisy
  • Outdoors

Work setting

  • Urban area
  • Commercial
  • Residential
  • Roads and bridges
  • Sidewalks and curbs
  • Various locations

Tasks

  • Check formwork, granular base and steel reinforcement materials
  • Direct placement of concrete into forms or onto surfaces according to grade
  • Fill hollows and remove spots on freshly poured cement
  • Operate power vibrators to compact concrete
  • Level top surface concrete according to grade and depth specification
  • Impart desired finish to concrete surfaces using hand and power tools
  • Instruct apprentices
  • Install anchor bolts, steel plates, door sills and other fixtures
  • Apply hardening and sealing components to cure surfaces
  • Repair, resurface and replace worn or damaged sections of concrete structures
  • Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Cement Finisher Trade Certification
  • Cement Finisher Red Seal Certificate
  • First Aid Certificate
  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Type of materials

Colours and sealers

Security and safety

Driver's validity licence check

Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver's licence
  • Own transportation
  • Own vehicle

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Physically demanding
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Attention to detail
  • Standing for extended periods

Own tools/equipment

  • Tools
  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Hard hat

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Flexibility
  • Team player
  • Dependability

Screening questions

  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?

Employment terms options

  • Early morning
  • Morning

Experience

5 years or more

Employment terms options

  • Day
  • Weekend
  • Overtime required
  • Overtime available

Workplace information

On the road job

Support for newcomers and refugees

  • Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
  • Does not require Canadian work experience

Support for youths

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth

Supports for visible minorities

Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Concrete Finisher is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Concrete Finishers
OBJECTIVE

Interest in operating hand tools, power tools and power vibrators to compact concrete

METHODICAL

Interest in copying information to fill hollows and remove high spots to smooth freshly poured concrete; and in applying hardening and sealing compounds to cure concrete surfaces

innovative

Interest in repairing, resurfacing and replacing worn and damaged sections of floors, walls, roads and other concrete structures

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