Mason Helper

This job is a Full Time Mason Helper working Monday-Friday and half day Saturdays. The mason helper will be working with a crew of other mason and professional landscapers designing high quality backyards within the GTA.

Hourly Rate: $21-24/hour

Location: Different locations around the GTA

Hours of Work: Monday-Friday and half day Saturdays

**Responsibilities**:

- Prepares surfaces prior to beginning work;
- Fabricates, alters, repairs and maintains walls
- Lays blocks, flagstone and/or bricks following plans, drawings or as per instruction from Construction Manager;
- Determines work requirements and sequence of masonry/tile assignments with construction manager through review of work orders, plans, or drawings;
- Lays out work using chalk lines, plumb bobs, tapes, squares and levels;
- Mixes cement using cement mixing equipment, and/or hand tools;
- Cuts or breaks bricks and concrete using hammers, power saws, paving breakers, drills, and/or hand tools;
- Molds expansion joints and edges using edging tools, jointers, and straightedge;
**Requirements**:

- Experience working in masonry and ability to read detail drawings.
- Good knowledge of materials, products and services
- Ability to understand managers instruction, and work within budget and timeframes;
- Good interpersonal and communication skills both oral and written to deal with clients, work with fellow employees and trades;
- Work may require local travel to current and potential clients where required; this requires the possession of a valid driver’s license;

**Salary**: $21.00-$24.00 per hour

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed

**Experience**:

- masonry: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: On the road