# Bricklayers (Refractory)

Duties: Bricklayers prepare and lay brick and other masonry units to construct and repair structures such as walls, partitions, patios, arches, fireplaces and chimneys. Bricklayers work with masonry materials such as brick, concrete block, stone, structural tile and precast panels. They also lay or install fire brick or castable materials in commercial and industrial furnaces and incinerators, and acid tile and acid brick in pulp mills. In general, bricklayers: Interpret drawings and blueprints, and calculate the materials required Measure from an established starting point and construct corners first, using a plumb line and mason’s level to ensure each layer will be level from corner to corner Spread mortar over the base or previous layer, spread more mortar on one end of each brick to be laid, and lay the bricks into position Remove excess mortar after the brick (or other masonry material) is in position Use a hammer and chisel or a masonry saw to cut bricks to fit, as required Bricklayers must know the properties of various mortars and other bonding materials, and how to handle different types of masonry unit. Working Conditions: Bricklayers usually work outdoors, often on

- **Id**: 4144189
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/actims-bricklayers-refractory>
- **Role**: Field & Service
- **Role family**: Field & Service
- **Employment type**: contractor
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Canada
- **Countries**: CA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2023-06-01T18:43:16Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2023-06-01
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T06:25:09Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1259
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 1585
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Oil & Gas, Engineering Services

## Company

- **Id**: 696562
- **Name**: ACTIMS
- **Domain**: actims.ca
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/actims>
- **Size band**: 51-200
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Breezy

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 75
- **Open postings**: 6
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 1
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Trust

- **Level**: stale
- **Repost count**: 0
- **Flags**: stale
- **Days open**: 1259

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-12T06:25:09Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 5
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.174
- **P room**: 0.28
- **Age days**: 1259
- **Expected fill days**: 27
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:tail, crowd:
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T08:18:41Z

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