Bricklayer Apprentice

Summary

Looking for a bricklaying apprentice. The successful applicant will need to be keen, reliable and hardworking. Ability to cope with the physical demands of the role is essential. Good timekeeping is essential

Annual wage: £13,312 a year
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Training course: Bricklayer (level 2)
Hours: Monday to Friday 8.5 hours per day. time tbc.
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 2 December
Duration: 2 years
Positions available: 4

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Laying bricks blocks and other types of building components in mortar to construct and repair walls.

Where you’ll work

Southmere Village

Thamesmead

London

SE2 9BS

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

LONDON SOUTH EAST COLLEGES

Your training course

Bricklayer (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

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.

Your training plan

Training schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made available at a later date.

Requirements

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Number skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Physical fitness

About this company

Winchmore Brickwork is a North London based brickwork contractor established in 1985. The Winchmore Brickwork team is headed by Tony Yianni the Chairman and owner of the business, who has managed the company’s growth from the ‘scaffold to the boardroom’ for over 30 years. With a long standing track record of working closely with blue chip contractors across London and the South East, Winchmore Brickwork delivers not only outstanding service but a willingness to offer their complete expertise.

https://winchmorebrickwork.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Further progression may well be available in other areas within our sector, upon successful completion of this apprenticeship.

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