bricklayer

Government of Canada; Township of Langley; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental agency in Township of Langley, BC, is seeking a skilled Mason to prepare and lay bricks and masonry units. Responsibilities include instructing apprentices, supervising workers, and constructing prefabricated units. Candidates should have a secondary school graduation certificate and 2 years of masonry experience. The role requires physical stamina and excellent communication skills. Health benefits like dental and healthcare plans are included.

Benefits

Dental plan

Health care plan

Qualifications

• 2 years to less than 3 years of experience in masonry.
• Basic security clearance required.
• Physically demanding work with ability to stand for extended periods.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and lay bricks, concrete blocks, or other masonry units.
• Instruct apprentices and supervise other workers.
• Construct and install prefabricated masonry units.

Skills

Physical stamina

Attention to detail

Client focus

Excellent oral communication

Team player

Education

Secondary school graduation certificate

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Job description

Overview Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work setting

• Construction
• Repair
• Renovation
• Commercial
• Industrial
• Residential
• Various locations

Responsibilities

• 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
• Read sketches and blueprints to calculate materials required
• 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
• 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

Security and safety

• Basic security clearance

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Excellent oral communication
• Reliability
• Team player

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan