Mikel Wehbe

Construction Worker

North Governorate, Lebanon

About

Accomplished construction worker with 16 years of experience. Excited about the possibility of utilizing my equipment knowledge and safety skills. I've used these skills to help develop Homes and towns including my hometown and now seeking to apply them to an established, large scale construction business.

Experience

  • Plumber at Nemer Contracting
    Jan 2006 - Present · 20 yrs 7 mos

    • Working on all aspects of domestic plumbing on a freelance basis. • Work in my town and surrounding towns on their plumbing and drainage system. • Give accurate job estimates, for both time and money spent, using knowledge of materials, structural integrity, and seasonal issues to develop a proper assessment. • Cut and drill openings for plumbing pipes, installed numerous pipe assemblies, and replace commercial residential water lines. • Fitting pipework to kitchen sinks, baths, W. Cs, and central heating boilers. • Unblocking drains and tracing the layout of pipework around the property. • Refurbishment work to bathrooms and kitchens. • Monitoring work performance of apprentices and other junior members of staff. • Ensuring health and safety regulations are followed in all projects. • Explaining the system’s user manuals to customers and clients. • Advising clients on the best products to suit their needs. • Provided aftercare and future sales advice to clients.

  • Slabbing at Bittar Contracting
    Jan 2020 - Jan 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Worked on Residential Building, Commercial Properties and Government projects (floor - wall - indoor - outdoor - road - paving sidewall...). • Cut tiles and shape them properly to ensure they fit around obstacles and in tight corners and odd spaces using power and hand tools. • Form tile beds using concrete, plaster, mastic, cement, glue or mortar utilizing tools such as screeds, brushes and trowels. • Align tiles and straighten them with straightedges, levels and squares to ensure patterns are even and precise. • Cut, install, polish and surface granite and marble and ensure accuracy during the installation process for lasting results. • Prepare various surfaces for tiling with waterproofing material or lath and by cleaning the surfaces properly. • Create decorative wall and floor designs by laying and setting mosaic tiles in kitchens, bathrooms and living rooms. • Tap tiles into place carefully using tools to properly adhere tiles to the base, making sure not to break or damage tiles. • Maintain an organized a clean environment while working on an assembly line in a fast past. • Follow blueprints precisely and mark and measure surfaces that need to be tiled to determine how to go about jobs.

  • Construction Worker at Wehbe Contracting
    Jan 2012 - Jan 2015 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    • Expertise working with a wide range of construction materials and equipment; familiarity with building processes, from project initiation through completion. • Set the forms that hold concrete to the desired pitch, depth and align them. • Check the forms that hold the concrete to see that they are properly constructed. • Spread, level, and smooth concrete, using rake, shovel, hand or power trowel, hand or power screed, and float. • Monitor how the wind, heat, or cold affect the curing of the concrete throughout the entire process. • Produce rough concrete surface, using broom. • Mold expansion joints and edges, using edging tools, jointers, and straightedge. • Cut out damaged areas, drill holes for reinforcing rods, and position reinforcing rods to repair concrete, using power saw and drill. • Inspect work to ensure it is finished to a high standard and meets all regulatory requirements.