bricklayer

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience: 5 years or more

Work setting:

• Construction
• Historical restoration
• Commercial
• Institutional
• 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
• Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
• 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

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses:

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

Security and safety:

• Criminal record check
• Driver's validity licence check

Transportation / travel information:

• Valid driver's licence

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

Personal suitability:

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Reliability
• Team player