bricklayer

Education:

Other trades certificate or diploma. or equivalent experience.

Work setting:

Construction.

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.

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :

• Bricklayer Trade Certification.
• Occupational Health and Safety Certificate.
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate.
• Fall Arrest Protection Training Course.

Security and safety:

• Basic security clearance.
• Criminal record check.
• Driver's validity licence check.

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.

Personal suitability:

• Efficient interpersonal skills.
• Excellent oral communication.
• Reliability.
• Team player.

Screening questions:

• Do you have experience working in this field?.
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.

Experience:

5 years or more.

Workplace information:

On the road job.

Health benefits:

• Dental plan.
• Health care plan.

Financial benefits:

• Life insurance.

Other benefits:

• Parking available.