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Help brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, or tile and marble setters by performing duties of lesser skill. Duties include using, supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.

Sample of reported job titles: Mason Tender, Hod Carrier, Bricklayer Helper, Morter Mixer

Tasks

• Cut materials to specified sizes for installation, using power saws or tile cutters.
• Erect scaffolding or other installation structures.
• Select or locate and supply materials to masons for installation, following drawings or numbered sequences.
• Mix mortar, plaster, and grout, manually or using machines, according to standard formulas.
• Apply grout between joints of bricks or tiles, using grouting trowels.
• Correct surface imperfections or fill chipped, cracked or broken bricks or tiles, using fillers, adhesives, and grouting materials.
• Modify material moving, mixing, grouting, grinding, polishing, or cleaning procedures according to installation or material requirements.
• Provide assistance in the preparation, installation, repair, and/or rebuilding of tile, brick, or stone surfaces.
• Clean installation surfaces, equipment, tools, work sites, and storage areas, using water, chemical solutions, oxygen lances, or polishing machines.
• Transport materials, tools, and machines to installation sites, manually or using conveyance equipment.

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