Job Information
Amentum Cement Mason in Mahé Island, Seychelles
This position will be responsible for construction support on small construction, remodeling and renovation projects and will report to the Program Leadership or designee. The duties and responsibilities listed below are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive.
DUTIES:
Responsible for maintaining a safe workplace and ensuring that safety is the highest priority in the workplace.
Comply with all Environmental Health & Safety and Quality Assurance requirements and goals. Provide information and materials to these divisions as necessary to ensure adequate and legal documentation.
Repair, maintain and alter buildings.
Mix mortar, lay bricks and/or concrete sidewalks.
Make and repair steps, install and repair tile floors, and perform carpentry work incidental to masonry work.
Smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete floors, walls, sidewalks, or curbs to specified textures.
Use hand tools or power tools, including floats, trowels, and screeds.
Spread concrete into inaccessible sections of forms, using rake or shovel.
Level concrete to specified depth and workable consistency; finishing concrete surfaces, using power trowel, wet and rub concrete with abrasive stone to impart finish; removing rough or defective spots from concrete surfaces; molding expansion joints and edges, using edging tools, jointers, and straightedge.
May specialize in finishing steps and stairways and may break up and repair old concrete surfaces, using pneumatic tools; or may produce colored or textured finishes by adding colored stone chips, powdered steel, or coloring powder on concrete to produce prescribed finish.
Prepare and submit detailed reports on concrete projects for the Management
Perform additional duties and projects as assigned.
REQUIRED:
Minimum Acceptable Experience Level : Three (3) years comparable experience as a mason or trade school training in concrete repair and new concrete construction.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :
Knowledge of principles and processes involved in supporting contract responsibilities at an overseas facility.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment that requires handling multiple tasks at a given time and rapidly adapting to changing priorities and schedules.
Cross-cultural sensitivity with an international perspective.
Excellent organizational and time management skills.
Computer skills, specifically in Microsoft Word and Excel.
Ability to become an active and functioning member of a team.
Ability to be innovative and be an agent for change.
Expert communication skills to facilitate and disseminate information.
DESIRED:
Certificate from a vocational program is preferred.
Previous out of home country experience and previous work experience in harsh environmental conditions are a plus.
Experience working with Amentum.
Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Mental Demands:
Regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear.
Frequently is required to walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions.
Occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, and taste or smell.
Frequently lifts items weighing 15-25 pounds and occasionally in excess of 45 pounds.
Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, extreme heat, and vibration.
Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; and risk of electrical shock.
The noise level in the work environment is usually loud or unsafe conditions, questioning nonstandard operations or environmental factors that may involve unmitigated hazards, and providing feedback to supervisors and managers on all safety issues.
Other Responsibilities:
Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.
Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.
Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job.