Precast moulder jobs in Finland
Precast moulders handcast decorative and structural concrete building products such as fireplace units, blocks or coloured tiles. They use a portable concrete-mixing machine.
Precast moulder – how much is the pay in Finland?
What the trade paid in 2024
| Median | 19.02 €/h |
|---|---|
| Bottom tenth | 15.24 €/h |
| Top tenth | 24.21 €/h |
| Employees | 3,341 |
Pay by sex, 2024
| Sex | Median | Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 18.01 €/h | 127 |
| Men | 19.06 €/h | 3,214 |
Precast moulder - Which skills are essential?
Dump the batches into conveyors making sure the specifications such as the mixing time are followed.
Reinforce concrete by inserting reinforcing steel members.
Cast tops and bottoms or other electrolytic cells concrete sections using power tools.
Open mould and safely remove the finished cast from within.
Use compact concrete mixers or various ad-hoc containers such as wheelbarrows to mix concrete. Prepare the correct quantities of cement, water, aggregate and optional added ingredients, and mix the ingredients until an homogenous concrete is formed.
Settle the concrete using the vibrating tables.
Measure and mix ingredients for casting and moulding materials, according to appropriate formula.
Prevent the casting sticking to the moulds by brushing the mould with oil, hot wax or graphite solution, according to the specification of each casting component.
Oversee uniformity of moulds; use casting equipment and tools such as hand press.
Feed the concrete mixer with cement, sand, water, rock or other required materials using the shovel, making sure the specifications are met.
Precast moulder - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Transfer bricks from the dry-press to the kiln car, stacking them according to specifications.
Operate or tend furnaces, such as gas, oil, coal, electric-arc or electric induction, open-hearth, or oxygen furnaces, to melt and refine metal before casting, to produce specified types of steel, or to finish other materials such as cokes. Set furnace controls to regulate temperatures and heating time.
Regularly inspect and perform all required activities to maintain the equipment in functional order prior or after its use.
Make use of protection equipment according to training, instruction and manuals. Inspect the equipment and use it consistently.
Types of protective materials and equipment foreseen for various types of tasks such as general or specialised cleaning activities.
Types of sand materials and their composition, physical characteristics, use cases and possible issues.
Adjust the temperature of the curing ovens by turning dials so that it is set to the correct parameters.
Maintain records of the progress of the work including time, defects, malfunctions, etc.
Perform the cleaning of mixers in order to prepare them for mixing different types of compounds.
Ability to load and unload pallets on vehicles in a safe way.