Mason

Worcester Eisenbrandt (WEI), a leading historic restoration construction company, is hiring experienced Masons to work in the Maryland AND DC areas.

Join us and build a great career in historic restoration and preservation. WEI offers an excellent company culture and dynamic work environment. This is a full-time position with benefits, including but not limited to: health, dental, vision, paid time off and paid holidays.

Job responsibilities:

• Construct or repair masonry surfaces or structures, as needed.
• Prepare surfaces with great attention to detail prior to bricklaying.
• Lay building materials, including concrete and brick, with precision and skillfulness.
• Lay blocks or bricks following blueprints, plans, or drawings.
• Create a layout using chalk lines, plumb bobs, tapes, squares, and levels.
• Mix cement using hoes, cement-mixing equipment, and/or hand tools.
• Cut or break bricks and concrete using hammers, powered abrasive saws, paving breakers, drills, and/or hand tools.
• Mixing sand with cement and water to obtain proper consistency.
• Smooth out mortar and remove the excess with trowels.
• Mold expansion joints and edges using edging tools, jointers, and straightedges.
• Perform finishing masonry duties, such as installations, mixing mortar, and parging.
• Erect staging or scaffolding as needed.
• Install all work plumb and level.
• Erect wooden or metal supports to hold repair in place during setting time
• Erect story poles for correct wall layout.

Requirements:

• Good hand-eye coordination and arms in carrying, installing, positioning, and loading/unloading materials. 
• Perform physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your entire body, such as balancing, climbing, lifting, stooping, walking and handling of materials.
• Wearing respiratory protection and common protective equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, and hard hats are required when at the job site.
• Knowledge of and skill in the methods and techniques used in bricklaying and stone masonry.
• Basic math ability in area, volume and weight.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of two to three years’ experience of general masonry.
• Must have own basic masonry tools.
• Must be able to travel to various job site locations.
• Must be able to climb and maintain balance on scaffolds and ladders, lift and carry objects weighing up to 70 pounds.
• Experience working on historic properties is helpful.

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WEI will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.  WEI also encourages Veterans to apply.
The physical demands and working conditions described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position, subject to reasonable accommodation.
WEI, Inc. confirms work authorization through E-Verify, drug screening and criminal background check.