Bricklayer Assistant

Job Description
- Assist erecting and dismantling restricted height scaffolding
- Assist sealing foundations with damp-resistant materials and spreading layers of mortar to serve as base and binder for blocks using trowels
- Assist laying bricks in rows, designs and shapes, and spreading mortar between joints
- Assist embedding blocks in mortar and removing excess mortar
- Assist checking vertical and horizontal alignment
- Assist cutting, shaping and polishing stones and bricks using machines and hand tools, and shaping bricks to fit irregular spaces
- Assist repairing and maintaining bricks, cement blocks and related structures
- Assist designing and cutting monumental masonry and lettering
- Assist constructing walls using stone slabs and large masonry slab blocks

More details about the position
- Location: Auckland
- Permanent full-time
- Positions for this job: 2
- Pay rate: $26.69- 29.66 per hour
- Days required: 5-6 days/week
- Hours per week: at least 30, maximum 55 hours/week

Onsite training will be provided so no prior experience is mandatory, the successful applicant must have one of the following:

- Good work attitude and good communication skills
- Physical fitness and could handle the heavy workload
- Quality workmanship and eye for detail
- Strong dedication to health and workplace safety Strong ability to work independently