Work Setting

• Residential
• Institutional
• Industrial
• Commercial

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

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