Bricklayer

Heritage Masonry & Conservation in Esquimalt, BC is seeking a self-motivated Bricklayer. We are seeking an enthusiastic individual to join and begin duties immediately. Position status: Permanent employment or Full time.

Job Description

• The candidate must prepare and lay bricks, concrete blocks, structural tiles, or other masonry units.
• The candidate must lay bricks, stone, or similar materials to provide veneer facing.
• The candidate must construct and install prefabricated masonry units.
• The candidate must build patios, garden walls, and other decorative installations.
• The candidate must work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages.
• The candidate must cut and trim bricks and concrete blocks to specification using hand and power tools.
• The candidate must instruct apprentices.
• The candidate must lay bricks or other masonry units to build residential or commercial chimneys and fireplaces.

Job Requirements

• The candidate must be fluent in English.
• The candidate must hold a certificate or diploma in a related trade.
• Relevant experience considered in lieu of education.
• The candidate should have efficient interpersonal skills.
• The candidate must have excellent oral communication skills.
• The candidate must be reliable.
• The candidate must be a good team player.
• The candidate must perform physically demanding tasks as part of their daily work.
• The candidate should be required to handle heavy loads as part of routine work.
• The candidate must be willing to work in a standing position for extended periods.
• The candidate must be willing to work long hours in bending, crouching, and kneeling positions.

Work Setting

• The candidate should work in construction trades and crafts, including bricklaying, stonemasonry, carpentry, joinery, demolition, electrical work, painting and decorating, plumbing, scaffolding, steeple jacking, and wall and floor work.

Additional Information

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• The candidate must perform physically demanding tasks as part of their daily work.
• The candidate should be required to handle heavy loads as part of routine work.
• The candidate must be willing to work in a standing position for extended periods.
• The candidate must be willing to work long hours in bending, crouching, and kneeling positions.

Security and Safety

• The candidate must have basic security clearance.
• The candidate must undergo a criminal record check.
• The candidate must have a valid driver’s licence.

Transportation/travel information

• The candidate must have a valid driver’s licence.
• The candidate must have their own transportation.

Benefits

• The candidate will receive a dental plan covering expenses for dental treatments and procedures.
• The candidate will receive a health care plan, providing coverage for medical and surgical expenses.
• The selected candidate will receive life insurance to provide financial support to their loved ones in the event of their passing.
• The selected candidate will receive an available parking facility where employer provide parking to employee at a cost that is less than the fair market value of the parking space.

How to apply

Use the provided options and submit your application if you are interested.

By email

[email protected]

• Answers to the following screening questions:
• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?