Stone Mason

What people in this role do:

• View plans, specifications and designs required by clients
• Evaluate the stone being used and bearing this in mind operate machines and hand tools to cut, shape and polish the stone
• Cut and polish granite and marble slabs
• Design, cut and carve important masonry, such as memorial tablets and bases for statues
• Plan and design templates for detailed work
• Utilise a variety of tools and equipment such as chisels, punches, hammers and sandblasters
• Mark out, cut and chisel letters in stone
• Construct walls and lay stone paving using stone slabs
• Lay granite or marble floor tiles
• Repair and restore stone facades to buildings and stonework churches and monuments

Your chances of success will be better if you have:

• Enjoyment of practical work
• Good general physical fitness
• Ability to work at heights and outdoors
• Ability to work well with your hands
• Self-motivation
• Aptitude for technical drawing
• School Certificate

The Future

• Employment for a minimum of four years
• Employment areas include: construction companies, monument fabricators or self-employed
• For more options see www.myfuture.edu.au

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