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Snapshot before the quality program (relevance gates, tiered mapping, QA linter). v1 is the immutable before/after reference; evidence crawl was at ~175/3039 occupations when tagged. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01PDKeXvpT6tENSvyQGLV1Uq
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name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| bricklayer | Occupational skill for the role 'bricklayer' (also: specialist brick layer, industrial oven brickmason, brick laying worker, brick layer, trowel occupation worker, brick laying labourer). Use when the user asks for typical bricklayer work such as: Construct corners by fastening in plumb position a corner pole or building a corner pyramid of bricks, and filling in between the corners using a line from corner to corner to guide each course, or layer, of brick.; Measure distance from reference points and mark guidelines to lay out work, using plumb bobs and levels.; Calculate angles and courses and determine vertical and horizontal alignment of courses. |
Bricklayer
Bricklayers assemble brick walls and structures by skilfully laying the bricks in an established pattern, using a binding agent like cement to bond the bricks together. They then fill the joints with mortar or other suitable materials.
Core workflow
- Construct corners by fastening in plumb position a corner pole or building a corner pyramid of bricks, and filling in between the corners using a line from corner to corner to guide each course, or layer, of brick.
- Measure distance from reference points and mark guidelines to lay out work, using plumb bobs and levels.
- Calculate angles and courses and determine vertical and horizontal alignment of courses.
- Fasten or fuse brick or other building material to structure with wire clamps, anchor holes, torch, or cement.
- Break or cut bricks, tiles, or blocks to size, using trowel edge, hammer, or power saw.
- Remove excess mortar with trowels and hand tools, and finish mortar joints with jointing tools, for a sealed, uniform appearance.
- Interpret blueprints and drawings to determine specifications and to calculate the materials required.
- Apply and smooth mortar or other mixture over work surface.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
Key competences (essential)
- check straightness of brick
- discharge cement
- finish mortar joints
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- follow safety procedures when working at heights
- inspect construction supplies
- install construction profiles
- interpret 2D plans
- interpret 3D plans
- lay bricks
- mix construction grouts
- secure working area
- snap chalk line
- sort waste
- split bricks
Hot technologies
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Excel
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/05f321f8-055b-407d-bf19-e0ddabda56b7), ONET 30.3 (47-2021.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*