Job Details Specific Skills
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; 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; Lay or install firebricks to line industrial chimneys and smokestacks

Additional Skills
Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages; Supervise other workers; Prepare tenders and quotations; Instruct apprentices; Estimate materials, labour, tools and equipment

Own Tools/Equipment
Steel-toed safety boots

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
Handling heavy loads; Physically demanding; Standing for extended periods; Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal Suitability
Effective interpersonal skills; Accurate; Team player; Excellent oral communication; Excellent written communication; Client focus; Reliability

Job Description Major Work Area
Renovation; Repair; Construction

Work Setting
Residential; Commercial