Apprentice Bricklayer

Optimum Skills Construction academy are proud to operate as your gateway into apprenticeship opportunities alongside Bricklayers within the SR post codes (training period located in Gateshead). Pending a training period, on site opportunites are delivered in which one can build on their soft skills and form a career in construction.

As an Apprentice Bricklayer, your duties will initially include:
Performing set up and cleaning tasks.

Manual Tasks such as digging and unloading.

As time and trust progress, you will be entrusted with:
Roof replacements

Flat roofing

Brickwork

Brick walls

Repointing

Guttering

Fascia's

Concrete base

Footings

Garden walls

**Requirements**:
Measuring the work area and setting out the first rows of bricks (courses) and the damp course Mixing mortar by hand or with a mechanical mixer

Shaping and trimming bricks using hammers, chisels and power tools

Checking that courses are straight using spirit levels and plumb lines

**Salary**: £4.81 per hour

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Work Location: One location