bricklayer

bricklayer

Offer parameters
Heritage Masonry
Victoria, BC, CA

Woke Type

permanent
full-time

About

  • Work Term : Permanent
  • Work Language : English
  • Hours : 35 to 40 hours per week
  • Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • Experience : 5 years or more
  • or equivalent experience

Work setting

  • Construction
  • Relocation costs not covered by employer
  • 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
  • Instruct apprentices
  • 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
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • What is the highest level of study you have completed?

Workplace information

On the road job

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan

Financial benefits

Life insurance

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Team building opportunities