Concreters pour, spread, smooth and finish concrete for structures such as floors, stairs, ramps, footpaths and bridges. Tasks include: Erecting concrete form work and laying steel reinforcing. Pouring, spreading and levelling concrete using screeds and templates. Tamping, smoothing, shaping and sealing concrete. Operating trowelling machines to float, trowel and polish concrete surfaces. Forming expansion joints and edges using edging tools, jointers and straight edges. Installing fixtures in concrete such as anchor bolts, steel plates and door sills. Wetting concrete and rubbing with abrasives to finish vertical surfaces. Covering concrete with plastic sheeting and sand to cure it.

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