Careers
Custom Concrete Contracting has earned a reputation for delivering a high-quality product. Our clients include governmental agencies, homebuilders and remodeling companies, commercial contractors, and individual property owners who trust us to get the job done right the first time.
You can join our team of concrete finishing pros! If you would like to earn a living wage and have a desire to learn and grow, review the job openings below and apply via Indeed.com or by clicking on the Apply button below.
Custom Concrete is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Section 3 workers encouraged to apply. You may qualify as a Section 3 worker if your annual income falls below $50,800, if you live in public housing or receive assistance through Bellingham Housing Authority or Whatcom Housing Authority, if you are a YouthBuild participant, or if you were previously hired as a Section 3 worker for Custom Concrete within the past five years.
Current employment opportunities
Builder/Concrete Finisher/Lead Finisher
This position is perfect for an experienced concrete professional looking to make a change. Advancement opportunities are available for those who show passion, skill and motivation.
Requirements
- Minimum of three years of finishing experience.
- Valid driver’s license and a good driving record.
- Completed 10th grade of high school.
- Preferred: High school diploma or equivalent.
- Preferred: Five years of finishing experience with certifications.
- Preferred: ACI Certification, NRMCA Pervious Certification.
Shifts
6 to 10 hours per day, 4 to 6 days per week.
Compensation
- Concrete finisher: $25 to $45 per hour, depending on experience, talents and ambition.
- Lead concrete finisher: $36 to $50 per hour, depending on experience, talents and ambition.
- Additional forms of compensation are listed in the Compensation accordion below.
Basic functions
- Performs tasks involving physical labor at residential, commercial, civil, industrial or agricultural projects. May operate hand and power tools of all types; air hammers, tampers, cement mixers, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other tools and equipment.
- May excavate and prepare sites, dig trenches, set forms or braces, clean up rubble and debris.
- Assists concrete laborers in placing concrete. Construct, erect, install, and repair forms and fixtures of wood or plywood using carpenter’s hand tools and power tools.
- Align forms, patch voids and use saws to cut contraction joints.
- Smooth and finish concrete surfaces using a variety of hand and power tools.
- Cleans and maintains tools, trucks and equipment.
- Other duties as assigned.
Recruit/Laborer/Concrete Technician
This is a quick-start career opportunity with good pay. No experience or college degree is required; advancement opportunities are available for those with show passion, skill and motivation.
Requirements
- Willing to work hard, able to learn and follow instructions.
- Completed 10th grade of high school.
- Valid driver’s license and a good driving record.
- Preferred: Basic construction experience.
- Preferred: High school diploma or equivalent.
- Preferred: Ability to operate a manual transmission.
Shifts
6 to 10 hours per day, 4 to 6 days per week.
Compensation
- $20 to $36 per hour, depending on experience, talents and ambition.
- Additional forms of compensation are listed in the Compensation accordion below.
Basic functions
- Performs tasks involving physical labor at residential, commercial, civil, industrial or agricultural projects.
- May operate hand and power tools of all types; air hammers, tampers, cement mixers, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other tools and equipment.
- May excavate and prepare sites, dig trenches, set forms or braces, clean up rubble and debris.
- Assists concrete finishers in placing concrete.
- Cleans and maintains tools, trucks and equipment.
- Other duties as assigned.
Working at Custom Concrete
Compensation
- Medical and dental insurance coverage for qualified team members (CCC pays 75% of premiums)
- Paid holidays (7), floating holiday (1)
- Sick leave accrual (one hour for every 40 hours worked)
- Vacation leave accrual (starts at one hour for every 40 hours worked, escalates based on consecutive hours worked at CCC)
- 401K with company match up to 4%
- SmartDollar financial wellness program
- Access to Aflac insurance
- Earn experience points and wage credits through CCC’s Level Up program (for qualified field workers)
- Eligible for apprenticeship program after one year of employment (for qualified field workers)
Core values
- We get it done!
- 1.1. We are dependable and professional.
- 1.2. We work hard with a can-do attitude.
- 1.3. We adapt and adjust.
- 1.4. We are present and stay focused.
- 1.5. We take pride in what we do.
- 1.6. We pay attention to consistency and detail.
- We take ownership: We are responsible, no excuses!
- 2.1. We leave it better than we found it; we go the extra mile.
- 2.2. We care about our reputation; we create repeat clients.
- 2.3. What we do, we do well!
- We get better; we are always improving.
- 3.1. We continually strive for perfection; we are never satisfied.
- 3.2. We believe “good enough” is not acceptable.
- 3.3. We continually strive for self-improvement and to grow personally and professionally.
- 3.4. We identify our weaknesses and strive to overcome.
- 3.5. We coach for the future.
- We are good people and do the right thing.
- 4.1. We follow the golden rule.
- 4.2. We are honest and have integrity.
- 4.3. We are modest and humble as well as confident.
- 4.4. We share the load and help our teammates be successful; we have a team mentality.
Career development, in-demand trade
- Job security; learn a lifelong trade. There will always be concrete work that needs to be done, and concrete construction skills transfer from state to state. You’ll be employable no matter where you live.
- Receive on-the-job training and coaching from experienced concrete contractors.
- Quarterly performance reviews.
- Earn experience points, wage credits and advancement opportunities through CCC’s proprietary Level Up program.
- Apply for CCC’s apprenticeship program when eligible.
- Work up to a construction management career by advancing from laborer to flatwork finisher to foreman to site superintendent to estimator to project manager.
- Architect, engineer, project, and construction management majors become well-rounded construction professionals with hands-on jobsite experience.
Company culture, working conditions
- CCC’s goal is to coach you well enough so you could leave but treat you well enough so you stay.
- Our leadership team strives for each team member to be healthy, wealthy and wise. Safety guidelines that help keep you safe at work are followed; learning opportunities and coaching that can elevate your career and wages are offered.
- Spend your days outdoors where there is always fresh air and a change of scenery.
- Perform physically demanding work that can help reduce stress and keep you fit.
- Technology integrations help CCC’s team effectively communicate and collaborate.
- Work alongside others who have a strong work ethic and who hold each other to high standards.
- Mold imperfect natural ingredients — cement, water, rock, sand — into pervious surfaces that benefit the environment, sidewalks and design elements in public parks, epic staircases and retaining walls, traffic circles and more.
Sustainability
- Feel good about working for a company that prioritizes sustainability.
- CCC works efficiently with lean principles and partners with One Tree Planted to plant one tree for every cubic yard of concrete we pour.