Bricklayer

You will build load-bearing and partition walls in brick and block, mostly on three to five storey residential projects across the Turin metro area. Days start around 7am, you mix or take mortar from the pan, set your line, and lay roughly 400 to 600 bricks across a shift depending on the detail. Expect to cut blocks with an angle grinder, build up to a string line, plumb every corner with a spirit level, and point joints before the mortar sets. Some weeks you work facing brick where every joint shows, other weeks it is fast blockwork that gets plastered over later. You will move between scaffolding levels, load your own materials with a wheelbarrow or site hoist, and clean down your section at the end of each day. Standard week is Monday to Friday with the occasional Saturday morning when a pour is on a deadline.

At least 2 years laying brick and block on real sites

Confident reading a level, line and plumb on your own

Comfortable with an angle grinder and standard masonry hand tools

Know how to mix mortar by hand and by mixer to the right consistency

Fit to lift, climb scaffolding and stay productive through a full shift

Basic Italian or English to follow site instructions and toolbox talks

Flight to Italy and airport pickup arranged and paid by the employer

Shared accommodation within commuting distance of the sites, first month covered

Help with the work permit, residence registration and codice fiscale

Hot meal or meal voucher on full site days

Safety boots, helmet, gloves and hi-vis supplied on arrival

You start at 1670 net a month. Once you have shown you can run your own section and keep the quality up, usually within the first six to nine months, pay moves up toward 1920 net. Bricklayers who can read drawings and set out a wall for others get first pick when a leading-hand spot opens.

Sites are open-air residential builds, so you work in summer heat and cold, wet mornings in spring and autumn. Crews run six to ten people, the foreman is on site every day, and safety rules on scaffolding and lifting are taken seriously. It is physical work that leaves you tired, but the schedule is steady and you know what tomorrow looks like.