Bricklayer's Assistant – Immediate Start

You'll mix, carry, dig and clean up so the tradespeople on a townhouse construction site in Sandton can keep building. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

The work is in Sandton, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Set up barriers, cones and signs around open trenches
• Erect and strip shutters and simple scaffolding under supervision
• Help offload deliveries of steel, timber and pipes
• Clear rubble and load it into skips
• Carry bricks, blocks and cement bags to where the bricklayers work
• Sign the daily safety talk register before work starts

• Willing to start early, often at 06:30
• Prepared to travel between sites in the area
• Grade 8 or higher
• Able to follow instructions from a foreman or artisan

• Previous site work you can show with a reference
• Registered on your ward or municipal job-seeker database
• Some experience with a jackhammer, grinder or plate compactor

• Overtime on weekend pours and deadline days
• Boots, hard hat and overalls issued on site
• Paid weekly or fortnightly
• 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.
• If a foreman can vouch for you, put their number on your CV. Site hiring runs on word of mouth.