Crews and their Duties

Question 1

Bed Leader

Answer 1

Designates the tasks/marks the pieces/oversees a particular work center. Reports to the Supervisor.

Question 2

Supervisor

Answer 2

Oversees multiple work centers. Corresponds with managers on pouring times/pouring sequence.

Question 3

Bed Crews

Answer 3

The bulk of the employees. Crews typically work together everyday while they may change the product type they work on.

Question 4

Batch Plant

Answer 4

This crew, housed in the structure directly in front of the opening of the plant, mixes the concrete, drives the concrete carriers, cleans said vehicles, and stocks the inventories of the aggregate.

Question 5

Pouring Crew

Answer 5

Follows the concrete carriers as they pour the wet concrete into the bed. Ensures even distribution of concrete, smooth finish, appropriate amounts of moisture.

Question 6

Wet Finish

Answer 6

Applies the designated finish onto the products immediately after pouring

Question 7

Stripping

Answer 7

Facilitates the process of removing the pieces from the beds early in the morning, which involves chiseling out parts of the lifting devices, removing wooden block-outs, hooking the piece to the OHC, and then accompanying the piece to Dry Finish.

Question 8

Dry Finish

Answer 8

Prepares stripped pieces for sandblasting or storage through prying out smaller block-outs, cutting ends of strand, grinding excess concrete, or installing post-pour materials (if necessary).

Question 9

Loading

Answer 9

Carries product from place to place using the Mi-Jack. “Swampers” essentially follow a Mi-Jack driver and hook/unhook the pieces at various locations throughout the property.

Question 10

Sandblast

Answer 10

Apply the appropriate finishes to pieces, particularly architectural ones. There is light, medium, and heavy sandblasting which correlate to the aggregate that becomes exposed upon the finish.

Question 11

Acid Etch

Answer 11

Spraying an acidic mixture to expose the aggregate.

Question 12

Quality Control

Answer 12

Ensure the pieces physically match their paper counterparts in all steps of the process. Measure lengths, widths, plates, corbels, haunches, etc. Responsible for tagging pieces to indicate if they are up to standards, as well as testing concrete, inputting data, corresponding with the batch plant, etc.

Question 13

Steel Shop

Answer 13

Handles the cutting, bending, welding, and distribution of all rebar, plates, assemblies, and essentially anything else involving steel.

Question 14

Carpentry

Answer 14

Handles all wood and Styrofoam for block=outs, headers, etc. they also precut insulation and form-liner.

Question 15

Warehouse

Answer 15

Organizes, distributes, and assembles materials such as lifting devices, brick, chucks, etc.

Question 16

Swampers

Answer 16

“Swampers” essentially follow a Mi-Jack driver and hook/unhook the pieces at various locations throughout the property.