Bricklayer's Assistant

Strong, willing hands are wanted on a shopping centre renovation in Tembisa. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

This post is in Tembisa (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Carry bricks, blocks and cement bags to where the bricklayers work
• Dig trenches and foundations to the depth the foreman marks
• Set up barriers, cones and signs around open trenches
• Clean tools, mixers and wheelbarrows at the end of each day
• Pass tools and materials to the plumber or electrician as needed
• Cut and lay paving bricks along string lines

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

• Some experience with a jackhammer, grinder or plate compactor
• Living near the site (many projects hire local labour)
• A working-at-heights or scaffolding ticket

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

• List past sites by name and what you did there, like "mixed concrete, laid kerbs". It proves you have done real site work.
• 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.