Terrazzo Workers and Finishers

About the job

Apply a mixture of cement, sand, pigment, or marble chips to floors, stairways, and cabinet fixtures to fashion durable and decorative surfaces.

What you'll do

• Build wooden molds, clamping molds around areas to be repaired, or setting up frames to the proper depth and alignment.
• Clean chipped area, using wire brush, and feel and observe surface to determine if it is rough or uneven.
• Move terrazzo installation materials, tools, machines, or work devices to work areas, manually or using wheelbarrow.
• Precast terrazzo blocks in wooden forms.
• Produce rough concrete surface, using broom.
• Remove frames when the foundation is dry.
• Repair concrete by cutting out damaged areas, drilling holes for reinforcing rods, and positioning reinforcing rods, using power saw and drill.
• Signal truck driver to position truck to facilitate pouring concrete and move chute to direct concrete on forms.
• Spread roofing paper on surface of foundation and spread concrete onto roofing paper with trowel to form terrazzo base.
• Wet concrete surface and rub with stone to smooth surface and obtain specified finish.

Things you need to know

• Building and Construction – Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
• Mathematics – Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Mechanical – Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Production and Processing – Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Administration and Management – Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Abilities you'll need to have

• Coordination – Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.
• Speaking – Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Time Management – Managing one’s own time and the time of others.
• Judgment and Decision Making – Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Monitoring – Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Critical Thinking – Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Complex Problem Solving – Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.