Bricklayer's Assistant – Immediate Start

Every wall and slab on this low-cost housing development in Lephalale needs labourers, and the crew needs one more. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

You'll be based at a low-cost housing development in Lephalale. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

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

• 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
• You take safety rules seriously and wear full PPE
• Willing to start early, often at 06:30

• Previous site work you can show with a reference
• A working-at-heights or scaffolding ticket
• Some experience with a jackhammer, grinder or plate compactor

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

• 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.