Overview
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
5 years or more
On the road job
Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.
Work setting
- Construction
- Residential
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Prepare and lay bricks, concrete blocks, structural tiles or other masonry units
- Lay bricks, stone or similar materials to provide veneer facing
- Construct and install prefabricated masonry units
- Build patios, garden walls and other decorative installations
- Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
- Cut and trim bricks and concrete blocks to specification using hand and power tools
- Instruct apprentices
- Lay bricks or other masonry units to build residential or commercial chimneys and fireplaces
- Supervise other workers
- Restore, clean or paint existing masonry structures
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
- Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Physically demanding
- Handling heavy loads
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Own tools/equipment
- Tools
- Safety equipment/gear
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Gloves
- Safety glasses/goggles