Form Worker Foreman

The foreman assigns duties and is responsible for monitoring the progress of a project and keeping it on track from a time and budgetary standpoint. He must ensure workers are qualified and knowledgeable about their roles and make assignments according to skill sets.

Formworkers are needed whenever anything is built out of concrete, including bridges, foundations, beams and staircases. They build a structure on site using wood or put together a metal frame that was made elsewhere. An important part of the job is dismantling the casts without damaging them, so that they can be used again. A formworker is skilled in the precise measuring, cutting and shaping of wood or metal and also works closely with people pouring the concrete. Once the formwork is built it must be checked for accuracy. It is the formworker’s responsibility to produce concrete blocks of exactly the right shape and size for whatever they are helping to build.