Job Description

• Studying plans and specifications to determine materials required, dimensions and installation procedures
• Erecting and dismantling restricted height scaffolding
• Sealing foundations with damp-resistant materials and spreading layers of mortar to serve as base and binder for blocks using trowels
• Laying bricks in rows, designs and shapes, and spreading mortar between joints
• Embedding blocks in mortar and removing excess mortar
• Checking vertical and horizontal alignment
• Cutting, shaping and polishing stones and bricks using machines and hand tools, and shaping bricks to fit irregular spaces
• Repairing and maintaining bricks, cement blocks and related structures
• Designing and cutting monumental masonry and lettering
• Constructing walls using stone slabs and large masonry slab blocks