Bricklayer and Mason

You lay hollow block and brick partitions, prepare the mortar bed, and set lintels and window frames to the line the site foreman marks out. The week also covers stripping old plaster, patching reinforced concrete with repair mortar, laying screed and keeping the scaffold deck clear of rubble. You read the site drawing for openings and levels, work with a laser level and a plumb bob, and account for the material you draw from the store. Hours are 08:00-12:00 and 13:00-17:00, five days, on sites inside the Milan ring road.

Trade school or an apprenticeship in building work

At least three years of bricklaying on site

Blockwork, plaster and repair mortar in practice

Confident with a laser level, plumb bob and cutting saw

Valid site safety training, or the paid 16 hour course

Basic English or Italian on site, both are accepted

Net salary from 1450 up to 1595 EUR per month

Permanent contract under the construction collective agreement

Cassa Edile contributions and the annual APE payment

Site meal voucher of 8 EUR per day worked

Company van from the depot to the site every morning

Paid safety and scaffolding refresher courses

Helmet, harness, work clothing and hand tools at the company's cost

A bricklayer who reads the drawing well moves to crew lead on a small site within two years, and the contractor pays the courses for scaffolding and confined space work.

The sites are occupied residential buildings, so the crew works behind dust screens with vacuum cutting and a wetted floor. Helmet, harness on the scaffold, goggles and dust masks are mandatory and supplied.