Student Veterans of America Jobs

Welcome to SVA’s jobs portal, your one-stop shop for finding the most up to date source of employment opportunities. We have partnered with the National Labor Exchange to provide you this information. You may be looking for part-time employment to supplement your income while you are in school. You might be looking for an internship to add experience to your resume. And you may be completing your training ready to start a new career. This site has all of those types of jobs.

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  • Jobs on this site are original and unduplicated and come from three sources: the Federal government, state workforce agency job banks, and corporate career websites. All jobs are vetted to ensure there are no scams, training schemes, or phishing.
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  • The newest jobs are listed first, so use the search features to match your interests. You can look for jobs in a specific geographical location, by title or keyword, or you can use the military crosswalk. You may want to do something different from your military career, but you undoubtedly have skills from that occupation that match to a civilian job.

Job Information

R.C. Construction Co. Inc. Concrete Finisher in Greenwood, Mississippi

This is a job for a Concrete Finisher position with a company located in Greenwood, MS.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES: Form, place, and finish. Cut, fit, and join construction materials. Use floats, trowels, and screeds to level concrete. Operate power construction equipment. Perform basic carpentry. Plan, lay-out, and use appropriate power tools to properly measure, cut, assemble, and install forms, rebar, embeds and anchor bolts. Construct built-in-place or prefabricated wooden and metal forms, according to specifications for molding concrete structures. Erect built-in-place forms or assemble and install prefabricated forms. Insert spreaders and tie-rods between opposite pieces to maintain specific dimensions. Anchor and brace forms to fixed objects using nails, bolts, anchor rods, steel cables, planks, and timber. Place concrete into forms and finish according to specified textures. Vibrate, level, smooth, and shape surface of concrete. Remove rough or defective spots from concrete surfaces using power grinder or chisel and hammer. Patch holes with fresh concrete or epoxy compound. Follow jobsite safety regulations and keep your work area safe and Identify all potential safety hazards. Eliminate or minimize all identified hazards. Full cooperation with Superintendent, Foreman, and Subs at all times. Finish tasks on time. Produce high quality work.

EDUCATION AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 3-5 yrs experience in commercial concrete finishing. Valid driver's license and reliable transportation. Must be able to obtain and maintain military base access.

COMMUNCIATION SKILLS: Must be able to comprehend safety standards, operating maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Must be able to understand information, ideas, direction and perform the task or project discussed.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Ability to work overhead. Ability to use hands to grasp. Ability to reach with arms. Ability to move in and around confined and cluttered places and uneven areas. Ability to repeatedly stoop, kneel, squat, crawl, and twist throughout the workday and week. Ability to frequently lift and/or push/pull up to 30 pounds up to 50 feet. Ability to frequently lift up to 30 pounds up to 3 feet off the ground. Occasionally lift and/or push/pull approximately 112 pounds up to 25 feet. Occasionally lift approximately 112 to a surface approximately 12 inches off the ground. Ability to repeatedly operate a 12lb sledgehammer throughout the entire workday and week. Ability to climb up and down a 6foot step ladder and balance. Ability to work up to a 12-hour shift in all weather and temperature extremes. Vision adequate to perform all tasks.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: Employee will be required to wear personal protective equipment as needed to perform job tasks. Employee is regularly exposed to noise, dust, and various types of smells. Employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne. Employee must be able to properly use and handle toxic or caustic. Employee is regularly exposed to wet, hot, and/or humid conditions, high precarious places, and outside weather conditions. Employee is expected to work in a safe and efficient manner while maintaining a clean work area.

R.C. CONSTRUCTION IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER INCLUDING DISABILITY AND PROTECTED VETERAN STATUS. ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WILL RECEIVE CONSIDERATION FOR EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, NATIONAL ORIGIN, DISABILITY, OR STATUS AS A PROTECTED VETERAN.

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