Bricklayer

Work Term: Seasonal
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: Registered Apprenticeship certificate
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
- or equivalent experience
- ** Work setting**:

- Construction
- On-site customer service
- Repair
- Renovation
- Commercial
- Residential
- ** 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
- Read sketches and blueprints to calculate materials required
- 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
- Lay or install firebricks to line industrial chimneys and smokestacks
- Restore, clean or paint existing masonry structures
- ** Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Bricklayer Trade Certification
- Bricklayer Red Seal Certificate
- ** 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
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Gloves
- ** Personal suitability**:

- Accurate
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Reliability
- Team player
- ** Screening questions**:

- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
- ** Other benefits**:

- Team building opportunities