Bricklayer's Assistant

Strong, willing hands are wanted on a road rehabilitation project in Brits. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

You'll be based at a road rehabilitation project in Brits. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Carry bricks, blocks and cement bags to where the bricklayers work
• Clean tools, mixers and wheelbarrows at the end of each day
• Help offload deliveries of steel, timber and pipes
• Set up barriers, cones and signs around open trenches
• Cut and lay paving bricks along string lines
• Clear rubble and load it into skips
• Erect and strip shutters and simple scaffolding under supervision

• Able to follow instructions from a foreman or artisan
• Grade 8 or higher
• Prepared to travel between sites in the area
• Willing to start early, often at 06:30

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

• Government-funded projects often reserve jobs for people from the local ward. Bring proof of address and ask the site office about the local labour desk.
• List past sites by name and what you did there, like "mixed concrete, laid kerbs". It proves you have done real site work.