Bricklayer's Assistant

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Kempton Park, Gauteng
Temporary
Posted 18 hours ago
Temporary General Worker
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Job Description

You'll mix, carry, dig and clean up so the tradespeople on a low-cost housing development in Kempton Park can keep building. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

Home base is a low-cost housing development on the Kempton Park side of Gauteng. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

What you'll actually do

  • Help offload deliveries of steel, timber and pipes
  • Erect and strip shutters and simple scaffolding under supervision
  • Sign the daily safety talk register before work starts
  • Cut and lay paving bricks along string lines
  • Clear rubble and load it into skips
  • Clean tools, mixers and wheelbarrows at the end of each day

What you need

  • Able to follow instructions from a foreman or artisan
  • Willing to start early, often at 06:30
  • Grade 8 or higher
  • Prepared to travel between sites in the area
  • A clean record is preferred for some government sites
  • Physically strong and fit for outdoor work in all weather

Nice if you have

  • A working-at-heights or scaffolding ticket
  • Some experience with a jackhammer, grinder or plate compactor

What you get

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

How to apply

  1. Read the "What you need" list above. If you tick most of it, go ahead and apply.
  2. Keep copies of these ready to send: any safety or scaffolding certificates plus certified ID copy and proof of address in the area.
  3. Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
  4. If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 7 working days, usually by phone.

How2Apply recruits for this position on behalf of hiring employers around Kempton Park; applications go into our talent pool and shortlisted candidates are introduced directly.

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Tips to get shortlisted

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

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Job details
SalaryDiscussed at interview
Job TypeTemporary
LocationKempton Park, Gauteng
CategoryGeneral Worker
ExperienceEntry level
Posted27 September 2026
Closing Date26 October 2026
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