Bricklayer's Assistant

You'll mix, carry, dig and clean up so the tradespeople on a school building project in White River can keep building. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

Location: White River, Mpumalanga. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Clean tools, mixers and wheelbarrows at the end of each day
• Compact soil and layer bedding sand with a plate compactor
• Cut and lay paving bricks along string lines
• Set up barriers, cones and signs around open trenches
• Clear rubble and load it into skips

• Prepared to travel between sites in the area
• 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
• A clean record is preferred for some government sites
• Able to follow instructions from a foreman or artisan

• Registered on your ward or municipal job-seeker database
• Living near the site (many projects hire local labour)
• Previous site work you can show with a reference

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

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