Bricklayer's Assistant

Strong, willing hands are wanted on a road rehabilitation project in Bellville. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

You'll report in Bellville. Relocation is not covered for this one. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Help offload deliveries of steel, timber and pipes
• Erect and strip shutters and simple scaffolding under supervision
• Clean tools, mixers and wheelbarrows at the end of each day
• Cut and lay paving bricks along string lines
• Set up barriers, cones and signs around open trenches
• Pass tools and materials to the plumber or electrician as needed
• Dig trenches and foundations to the depth the foreman marks

• Able to follow instructions from a foreman or artisan
• You take safety rules seriously and wear full PPE
• A clean record is preferred for some government sites
• Grade 8 or higher

• A working-at-heights or scaffolding ticket
• Previous site work you can show with a reference
• Living near the site (many projects hire local labour)

• Overtime on weekend pours and deadline days
• Boots, hard hat and overalls issued on site
• Paid weekly or fortnightly
• Learn from artisans with a chance to move up to assistant

• If a foreman can vouch for you, put their number on your CV. Site hiring runs on word of mouth.
• List past sites by name and what you did there, like "mixed concrete, laid kerbs". It proves you have done real site work.