Bricklayer

You set out the first course from the marks left by the surveyor, lay block and brick to the line, keep the joint thickness even and check level and plumb on every course. You mix or take delivery of the mortar, build the openings with the lintels shown on the drawing, leave the chases the electrician needs and clean the face as you go. The crew works in pairs with one labourer feeding material by hoist. The day is 08:00 to 16:30 with a half hour break, and you report to the foreman.

Vocational training as a bricklayer or at least three years on site

Laying aerated concrete block and facing brick to a line

Reading a wall drawing and finding the opening dimensions on it

Use of a level, a plumb line and a laser level

Working from a scaffold and following the scaffold rules

Willingness to work outdoors through the Estonian autumn

Basic English for material labels and safety signs

Net salary from 1900 up to 2160 EUR per month

Permanent contract and health insurance from the first day

Heated site cabin with a drying room and a place to eat

Overtime and Saturday work paid at the statutory rate

28 calendar days of paid annual leave

Winter work clothing, gloves, helmet and safety shoes provided

Paid scaffold and working at height training

A bricklayer who keeps the line and the paperwork clean takes charge of a pair and then of a whole facade, which carries a higher rate. The contractor pays for the national qualification examination.

Open site work on scaffolds, in the wind and the rain from spring to late autumn, with mortar dust around the mixer. A helmet, gloves, safety shoes, glasses and a high visibility jacket are mandatory on every floor.