Brick Layer

Salary/Wage: $23.50- $27.00 based on experience

Place of Work: Various job-sites around east TN

Position Status: 40 or more hrs/week

Basic Job Description: Install brick, block and stone mostly in mortar bed to construct walls or other structures.

Duties/Qualifications:

• 3-4 years of experience
• Measure distance from reference points and mark guidelines to lay out work, using plumb bobs and levels.
• Figure and mark angles and courses and determine vertical and horizontal alignment of courses.
• Attach brick or similar building materials to structure with cement and ties.
• Cut bricks, blocks and stone to size, using trowel edge, hammer, or power saw.
• Spread and smooth mortar with a trowel.
• Remove excess mortar with trowels and hand tools, and finish mortar joints with jointing tools uniformly to properly seal joints.
• Examine masonry structures to determine need for repair
• Remove damaged brick, block, or mortar, using chisels, chipping hammers, or bars.
• Build plumb strait corners using a corner pole or by use of a level, then lay block and or brick between corners using a string line.

Additional Information:

Adequate transportation and a full complement of masonry tools are required. Workers must complete a drug test, e-verify, and a possible background check.