Bricklayer's Assistant

Hard outdoor work on a low-cost housing development in Pretoria West, with a chance to learn a trade while you earn. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

This post is Pretoria West-based, with most of your time spent at a low-cost housing development. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Sign the daily safety talk register before work starts
• Compact soil and layer bedding sand with a plate compactor
• Pass tools and materials to the plumber or electrician as needed
• Cut and lay paving bricks along string lines
• Dig trenches and foundations to the depth the foreman marks

• Physically strong and fit for outdoor work in all weather
• Willing to start early, often at 06:30
• Prepared to travel between sites in the area
• A clean record is preferred for some government sites
• Grade 8 or higher
• You take safety rules seriously and wear full PPE

• Living near the site (many projects hire local labour)
• A working-at-heights or scaffolding ticket
• Registered on your ward or municipal job-seeker database

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

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