Duties

• lay brick, structural tile, and concrete cinder, glass, gypsum, and terra cotta block to build or repair walls, partitions, arches, sewers, chimney, smokestacks and other structures
• cut and prepare bricks, layout patterns and foundations, mix and spread mortar, and lay the bricks 
• ensure structures are level, clean excess mortar and polish all new surfaces 
• restore, clean or paint existing brick structures 
• read and interpret sketches and blueprints 

Specialisation

• Arch Builder 
• Chimney Builder Refractory Bricklayer
• Retort Setter (Bricklaying)
• Tuckpointer