Bricklayer's Assistant – Permanent

You'll mix, carry, dig and clean up so the tradespeople on a school building project in Midrand can keep building. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

This post is Midrand-based, with most of your time spent at a school building project. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Set up barriers, cones and signs around open trenches
• Cut and lay paving bricks along string lines
• Dig trenches and foundations to the depth the foreman marks
• Pass tools and materials to the plumber or electrician as needed
• Sign the daily safety talk register before work starts

• Able to follow instructions from a foreman or artisan
• You take safety rules seriously and wear full PPE
• Physically strong and fit for outdoor work in all weather
• Prepared to travel between sites in the area
• Grade 8 or higher
• Willing to start early, often at 06:30

• Overtime on weekend pours and deadline days
• Boots, hard hat and overalls issued on site
• Paid weekly or fortnightly

• 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.
• If a foreman can vouch for you, put their number on your CV. Site hiring runs on word of mouth.