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Job Details

Bricklayer

Employer

Tanners Masonry

Date Posted

April 22, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Calgary, AB
  • Earnings $36.00 to $38.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 40 hours per week
  • Position Temporary Full Time
  • Vacancies 3  Vacancies
  • Closing Date May 20, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

Tanners Masonry

Languages

English

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • or equivalent experience

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • Noisy
  • Dusty

Work setting

  • Construction
  • Repair
  • Rural area
  • High-rise building construction sites
  • Construction site
  • Urban area
  • Various locations

Tasks

  • Prepare and lay bricks, concrete blocks, structural tiles or other masonry units
  • Estimate materials, tools and equipment required for projects
  • Lay bricks, stone or similar materials to provide veneer facing
  • Construct and install prefabricated masonry units
  • Read sketches and blueprints to calculate materials required
  • Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
  • Cut and trim bricks and concrete blocks to specification using hand and power tools
  • Lay bricks or other masonry units to build residential or commercial chimneys and fireplaces
  • Lay or install firebricks to line industrial chimneys and smokestacks
  • Restore, clean or paint existing masonry structures
  • Erect and dismantle concrete forms, scaffolding, ramps, catwalks shoring and barricades
  • Ensure construction plans meet guidelines and specifications of building codes and other regulations
  • Ensure adherence to safety regulations
  • Mix, apply and spread mortar, cement, mastic, glue or other adhesives using hand trowel

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Physically demanding
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Manual dexterity
  • Attention to detail
  • Tight deadlines

Weight handling

Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

  • Safety equipment/gear
  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Hard hat
  • Gloves
  • Safety glasses/goggles
  • Safety vest
  • Uniform
  • Rain gear

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Flexibility
  • Hardworking

Employment terms options

  • Early morning
  • Evening

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Employment terms options

  • Shift
  • Morning
  • Day
  • Weekend

Workplace information

On the road job

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Bricklayer is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Bricklayers
OBJECTIVE

Interest in precision working to lay bricks and other masonry units to build residential and commercial chimneys and fireplaces; to lay radial bricks to build masonry shells of industrial chimneys; to lay and install firebricks to line industrial chimneys and smokestacks; to lay bricks, stone and similar materials to provide veneers to walls and other surfaces; to lay bricks and other masonry units to build patios, garden walls and other decorative installations; and to cut and trim bricks and concrete blocks using hand and power tools

METHODICAL

Interest in lining and relining furnaces, kilns, boilers and similar installations using refractory and acid-resistant bricks, refractory concretes, plastic refractories and other materials; may restore, clean and paint existing masonry structures

INNOVATIVE

Interest in compiling information to construct and install prefabricated masonry units

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Visual Abilities

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Form Perception

Clerical Perception

Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

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Manual Dexterity

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