Job Description

A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

• Cut and lay brick, stone, tile, block and refractory materials in rows, in various designs and shapes, to build structures, including walls, floors, ladles, chimneys, flues and furnaces.
• Spread mortar, position and align each unit of structural material.
• Check alignment of installation or repair, using plumb bob, level, and laser level.
• Check elevation of new and existing installations.
• Set and grout wall or floor tile, finish cement, perform stonework and tuck-pointing.
• Install and repair concrete light pole bases.
• Coordinate and direct the work of construction laborers.
• Participate in the mixing, pouring, troweling and curing of cement, mortar or plaster.
• Work safely in underground excavations.
• Apply cement plaster.
• Read and interpret blueprints, diagrams, sketches and job specifications, including elevation.
• Prepare records and service reports of materials and time expended.
• Clean marble or stone surfaces using acids.
• Cut holes into various types of masonry.
• Cut openings into various types of masonry.

• Graduation from high school or equivalent. 
• Five (5) years of commercial masonry experience.
• Considerable knowledge of the equipment, methods and materials involved in mason work. Including horizontal and vertical surfaces.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and diagrams, and interpret elevations. 
• Ability to work from ladders, scaffolding and aerial lifts. 
• Reasonable physical strength and dexterity.
• Reasonable recent experience in the fabrication and repair of brick, tile and cement structures. 
• Skill in the layout and placement of masonry.
• Experience repairing and replacing storm drains, catch basins and manholes. 
• Ability to perform finish cement and mortar work.
• Experience replacing curb and gutter.
• Experience installing and repairing concrete light pole foundations.
• Experience in underground excavated work sites.
• Experience in coring and cutting all types of masonry.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Experience operating skid ladders, forklifts and similar equipment.
• Ability to wear a respirator or fresh air hood.
• Act in accordance with the Facilities and Operations' guiding principles: collaboration, respect, proactive, solutions-based, and responsibility to the environment. 

• Two (2) years of commercial masonry layout and installation experience.
• Two (2) years of commercial flatwork experience.
• Two (2) years of masonry and flatwork demolition experience.
• Two (2) years of cutting, coring and boring experience.
• Two (2) years of commercial estimating experience; time and materials for masonry projects.
• Experience and certification in the operation of all aerial lifts (scissor life, JLG’s etc.)
• Willingness to work overtime if required or be called back to work after hours for emergencies.
• Two (2) years of experience working with an automated work order system.
• Experience working with GIS.

This position works a day shift from 6:00am-2:15pm, Monday through Friday.

Facilities and Operations (F&O) seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the diverse people of Michigan, to sustain the excellence of the university, and to offer students richly varied disciplines, perspectives and ways of knowing and learning.

F&O is a positive organization dedicated to the principles of being respectful, collaborative, solutions-based, and proactive.

This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the U-M Skilled Trades Union, Inc., which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours and other terms and conditions of employment.

The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks.  Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

About University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

A great university is made so by its faculty and staff, and Michigan is recognized as one of the best universities to work for in the country. The Michigan culture is known for engaging faculty and staff in all facets of the university to create a workplace that is vibrant and stimulating.For two consecutive years, the Chronicle of Higher Education has placed U-M in its "Great Colleges to Work For" survey. In particular, the university earns high marks for strong relations between faculty and administrators, a collaborative system of governance, strong pay and benefits, and a healthy work/life balance.

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