Formwork Mason

You set, plumb and strip wall panels and slab tables on a reinforced concrete frame. The day covers reading the shuttering plan, landing the panels with the tower crane, fitting props, ties and stop ends, checking level and plumb, pouring and vibrating the concrete with the poker, then striking the next morning. You place the spacers and the reinforcement cage inside the wall before it closes, and you keep the panel faces clean and oiled. Site hours are 07:30-12:00 and 13:00-17:00 Monday to Thursday, 07:30-12:00 on Friday, and you report to the site foreman.

CAP or Bac Pro in construction, or two years already spent on formwork

Two years with wall panels, props and slab tables

Reading a shuttering plan and setting out from a level line

Crane hand signals and safe slinging of a panel

Steady working at height on a protected slab edge

Site safety training for work at height, or take it in the first week

Basic English for site signage and toolbox talks

Net salary from 1656 up to 1822 EUR per month

Renewable temporary contract, with a permanent one open afterwards

Untaxed meal allowance of 11 EUR and a travel allowance for every site day

End of mission bonus and holiday pay added on top, as the law sets them

Four and a half day week, the site closes on Friday at noon

Safety training paid by the employer, who also declares your BTP card

Helmet, harness, gloves and safety boots supplied

Formwork masons who read the plan on their own take the chef d'equipe route after two years on site, and the contractor pays for the crane signalling and slinging modules.

An open site in the port redevelopment area, worked from a slab edge protected by guardrails, with a site cabin for breaks and a drying room for wet clothing. Helmet, harness, gloves and boots are mandatory.