Bricklayer's Assistant

You'll mix, carry, dig and clean up so the tradespeople on a low-cost housing development in George can keep building. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

The work is in George, Western Cape, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Compact soil and layer bedding sand with a plate compactor
• Pass tools and materials to the plumber or electrician as needed
• Sign the daily safety talk register before work starts
• Help offload deliveries of steel, timber and pipes
• Clean tools, mixers and wheelbarrows at the end of each day
• Dig trenches and foundations to the depth the foreman marks

• You take safety rules seriously and wear full PPE
• Grade 8 or higher
• A clean record is preferred for some government sites
• Willing to start early, often at 06:30

• Registered on your ward or municipal job-seeker database
• Some experience with a jackhammer, grinder or plate compactor
• Living near the site (many projects hire local labour)

• 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.