Construction Worker (Bricklaying Assistant)

Put your trade to work on the low-cost housing project in Brits, with steady work for the length of the project. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

This post is Brits-based, with most of your time spent at a low-cost housing project. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Mix mortar and plaster to the right ratio for the job
• Carry bricks and materials to the workface and keep the scaffold clear
• Tile floors, showers and splashbacks, including cutting around fittings
• Lay face brick and plaster brick to line, level and plumb
• Wear your hard hat, boots and harness wherever the foreman says
• Build and strip formwork for columns, beams and slabs

• Safety boots of your own for the first week, if possible
• Physically strong enough for a full day of lifting and bending outside
• Punctual every morning, even in winter
• Understands basic site safety like scaffolds and open trenches
• Willing to move between sites in the same city
• Able to follow a foreman's instructions and read basic measurements

• Trade test in bricklaying, carpentry or plastering
• Experience on NHBRC-registered housing projects

• Weekly or fortnightly pay, always on time
• PPE supplied: hard hat, gloves, reflective vest
• UIF and COIDA registration from day one
• Chance to move up to a gang leader post

• Bring photos of your work on your phone. A foreman believes a straight wall more than a long CV.
• Say which trade you are strongest in first. "Bricklayer, 6 years, face brick" is better than "general construction".