Position: Bricklayer
Position Type: Full-Time
Salary: $75,088 plus superannuation per annum
Location: Kealba VIC 3021
Our client is seeking an experienced Bricklayer to join their team located in Kealba in Victoria. As a Bricklayer you will be laying bricks, pre-cut stones, and building blocks in mortar to construct and repair walls, partitions, arches, and various other structures. You will also expertly cut and shape both hard and soft stone blocks and masonry slabs for building and restoring stone structures and monumental masonry.
Duties and Responsibilities:
* Reviewing plans and specifications to identify required materials, dimensions, and installation methods.
* Assembling and disassembling low-height scaffolding.
* Applying damp-resistant materials to foundations and spreading mortar layers with trowels to form a base and binder for blocks.
* Laying bricks in rows, patterns, and shapes, and applying mortar between joints.
* Embedding blocks in mortar and clearing away excess.
* Ensuring vertical and horizontal alignment.
* Cutting, shaping, and polishing stones and bricks with machines and hand tools, and adjusting bricks to fit irregular spaces.
* Repairing and maintaining brick, cement block, and related structures.
* Crafting and engraving monumental masonry and lettering.
* Building walls with stone slabs and large masonry blocks.
Requirements:
* Certificate III including at least two (2) years of on-the-job training, or Certificate IV in Bricklaying and Blocklaying
* At least two (2) years of relevant Bricklaying experience
* Valid Victorian drivers licence.