Paul Connelly
Morayfield,QLD
Summary
With extensive experience at Oz Concreting, I excel in concrete finishing and worksite safety, showcasing my ability to enhance project quality and team coordination. Expert in employing advanced finishing techniques and OSHA protocols, I've significantly contributed to the success of diverse concrete projects, demonstrating both technical proficiency and collaborative teamwork.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Concrete Finisher
Oz Concreting
Wamuran, QLD
07.2024 - Current
- Set wood and other forming materials to prepare for concrete pours.
- Installed rebar and molded expansion joints and edges for concrete projects.
- Executed demolition and restoration of outdated concrete structures.
- Mixed, spread, and patched concrete to specifications.
- Collaborated with team members to ensure smooth transitions between different phases of the concrete placement process.
- Maintained clean, safe worksite for team safety and to help keep projects on-track.
- Shoveled materials such as dirt, gravel, and asphalt.
- Created specific finishes on poured concrete.
- Enhanced overall job site safety by ensuring proper usage of tools and equipment during concrete finishing processes.
- Assisted crew members with positioning trucks and moved discharge chute to guide concrete into forms.
- Measured precise amounts of concrete and verified levelness to improve quality of finished product.
- Operated equipment such as forklifts safely to efficiently complete site work.
- Demonstrated versatility by successfully completing various types of concrete projects, including residential, commercial, and industrial applications.
Concrete Finisher
Sunland Concreting
Morayfield, QLD
12.2016 - 02.2023
- Applied expert concrete finishing skills to ensure high-quality surface finishes.
- Set wood and other forming materials to prepare for concrete pours.
- Installed rebar and molded expansion joints and edges for concrete projects.
- Demolished and repaired old concrete surfaces.
- Mixed, spread, and patched concrete to specifications.
- Collaborated with team members to ensure smooth transitions between different phases of the concrete placement process.
- Maintained clean, safe worksite for team safety and to help keep projects on-track.
- Shoveled materials such as dirt, gravel, and asphalt.
- Supported overall project success through expert knowledge of curing times, weather conditions, and other variables affecting final results in the concrete finishing process.
- Observed manufacturer's safety procedures and corporate standards for pouring and finishing.
- Routinely lifted and moved items weighing up to Number pounds.
Concrete Laborer
Sole Trader
Morayfield, QLD
02.2010 - 01.2014
- Utilized wheelbarrows, shovels and other tools to move, spread and level concrete.
- Leveled, smoothed, and finished surfaces of poured concrete for construction projects.
- Demolished and repaired old concrete surfaces.
- Set wood and other forming materials to prepare for concrete pours.
- Maintained clean, safe worksite for team safety and to help keep projects on-track.
- Assisted crew members with positioning trucks and moved discharge chute to guide concrete into forms.
- Ensured proper curing techniques were applied to optimize concrete strength and durability over time.
- Assisted with concrete mixing, following instructions for proper ratios of cement, sand and water.
Education
Year 12 - Trades And Services
Morayfield High School
Morayfield, QLD01.2009
Skills
- Concrete finishing
- Worksite safety
- Float finishing
- Driveway installation
- Bull floats
- Foundation work
- Hand tool operation
- Finishing techniques
- Screed usage
- Power tool operation
- Commercial construction experience
- Concrete repair
- Hand troweling
- Broom finishing
- Sidewalk construction
- Cement and pavement
- Joint cutting
- Concrete curing
- Jointers and edgers
- Concrete polishing
- Trowel machinery
- Slab construction
- Surface preparation
- Leveling proficiency
- OSHA protocols
Timeline
Concrete Finisher
Oz Concreting
07.2024 - Current
Concrete Finisher
Sunland Concreting
12.2016 - 02.2023
Concrete Laborer
Sole Trader
02.2010 - 01.2014
Year 12 - Trades And Services
Morayfield High School