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Join a growing heating, renewables and building company where you’ll learn from experienced tradespeople in a supportive team. Our apprenticeship offers hands-on training in bricklaying, construction skills, and the opportunity to build a rewarding career.
About the Role
As an Apprentice Bricklayer at Ronax Solutions, you will work alongside experienced tradespeople to learn the skills and knowledge required to become a qualified bricklayer. You will gain hands-on experience across a variety of construction projects, learning traditional and modern building techniques while working towards your apprenticeship qualification.
Daily/Weekly Tasks
- Assisting experienced bricklayers with preparing materials, mixing mortar, setting out work areas and maintaining a safe and tidy site
- Learning how to lay bricks, blocks and other materials to a high standard, including building walls, extensions and structural elements
- Measuring, cutting and preparing materials accurately while developing an understanding of drawings, specifications and building regulations
- Working as part of a team across different projects, gaining experience in new builds, renovations and energy-efficient improvements
- Attending college as part of your apprenticeship training and applying your learning practically on site
- Developing skills in health and safety, quality workmanship, problem-solving and professional customer service
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Course Contents
- Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Comply with industry regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Read and interpret information from drawings and specifications.
- Estimate and select required resources: For example, the quantity of bricks and blocks, mortar, wall ties and insulation.
- Prepare and maintain a safe working area.
- Select and use hand tools.
- Maintain and store hand tools.
- Set out brick and block cavity wall to given tolerances, including an opening.
- Construct a stretcher bond brick and block cavity wall with return and opening to given tolerances, including installing a lintel with soldiers, brick and edge sill, closure around opening, insulation, fire stopping, cavity tray, damp proof course (DPC) and weep holes.
- Apply joint finishes: For example, half round, flush, weather struck and recessed.
- Set out and construct a simple brick solid wall with capping.
- Gauge and hand mix mortar to ratio.
- Measure and cut bricks and blocks using hand tools, to given tolerances.
- Carry out a simple repair: For example, replacing damaged bricks.
- Protect materials and finished work.
- Verbally communicate with others, applying construction terminology.
- Follow equity, diversity and inclusion guidance.
- Applies team working principles to their own and the wider build team.
- Identifies well-being support available to self and others.
- Construct a brick wall with raking cut. For example, gable end wall or garden wall with raking cut.
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Earnings
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Future Opportunities
To take over and help run the building side of the business
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