bricklayer

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.

Work setting:

• Construction.
• Repair.
• Renovation.
• Commercial.
• Residential.

Tasks:

• Prepare and lay bricks, concrete blocks, structural tiles or other masonry units.
• Estimate materials, tools and equipment required for projects .
• Lay bricks, stone or similar materials to provide veneer facing.
• Construct and install prefabricated masonry units.
• Prepare tenders and quotations.
• Build patios, garden walls and other decorative installations.
• Read sketches and blueprints to calculate materials required.
• Cut and trim bricks and concrete blocks to specification using hand and power tools.
• Lay bricks or other masonry units to build residential or commercial chimneys and fireplaces.
• Lay radial bricks to build masonry shells of industrial chimneys.
• Line or reline furnaces, kilns, boilers and similar installations using refractory or acid-resistant bricks, refractory concretes, plastic refractories and other materials.
• Restore, clean or paint existing masonry structures.

Transportation/travel information:

Valid driver's licence.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Physically demanding.
• Handling heavy loads.
• Standing for extended periods.
• Bending, crouching, kneeling.

Personal suitability:

• Accurate.
• Client focus.
• Reliability.
• Team player.

Experience:

2 years to less than 3 years.