Mason ( repost

Overview

This is skilled work in the performance of masonry assignments. An employee in this class is responsible for construction, repair and maintenance of such structures as retaining walls, catchment basins and gutters. Work is performed in accordance with standard practices and techniques of the trade, but an employee is expected to use acquired training and experience as well as considerable technical independence in following plans for the structure.

Supervision is received from the Mason Foreman.

• Works on the construction or occasional major repair of highway retaining walls, catchment basins, cisterns or reservoirs, or major masonry construction or repair activities in public buildings.
• Instructs subordinate employees in proper work methods and supervises the digging of the foundation and the construction and laying of the necessary forms.
• Checks horizontal and vertical alignment of walls and determines compliance with blueprint or other specification requirements.
• Participates in the interior or exterior finishing of walls, floors, steps and perches of buildings, and the construction of culverts, gutters, small bridges over such gutters or culverts.
• Participates in the laying and cementing of sewage pipes.
• Performs a variety of skilled mason tasks, including mixing concrete and mortar, placing stones in positions, and spreading mortar with a trowel or by hand, and shaping the mortar between stones or bricks.
• Performs other related work as required.

• Three (3) years of experience at the journeyman level in performing a variety of general masonry tasks.
• Considerable knowledge of the standard methods, materials, tools and equipment of the masonry trade.
• Considerable knowledge of the occupational hazards and safety precautions to be taken in the masonry trade.
• Considerable knowledge of methods of mixing concrete and mortar, and the properties and adapt abilities of various mixes.
• Ability to direct the work of a number of semi-skilled and unskilled workers.
• Ability to work from blueprints and sketches and from oral and written instructions.
• Ability to work from ladders or scaffolds.
• Skill in the use and care of the standard tools and equipment of the masonry trade.