This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is keen and motivated to achieve a career in Bricklaying.

Golden Trowel works with a range of contracts including new builds, building refurbishments, maintenance, repair and commercial work.

Duties include:

• Preparation of materials
• Preparation of site
• Learn and action bricklaying techniques

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Main duties would be to assist one of our teams in the day-to-day duties in the bricklaying trade, this could range from working on commercial properties, to residential properties, to industrial projects too.

• Work as part of a team and use materials safely

Duties will include:

• Preparation of materials
• Preparation of site
• Learn and action bricklaying techniques
• Interpret drawings for masonry structures
• Using all appropriate tools, power tools, trowels, brick hammers, levels and gauges
• Building technology
• Follow health and safety procedures
• Work as part of a team and use materials safely

You will be trained in all aspects of brickwork and learn about the requirements of each contract that the company works on. You will be mentored by an experienced brick worker

Excellent on the job training will be given and the apprenticeship qualification will be undertaken with Hull College.

Where you'll work

9 Ellerker Rise
Willerby
Hull
HU10 6EX

Training provider

HULL COLLEGE

Training course

Bricklayer (level 2)

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What you'll learn

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.