Construction Worker (Bricklaying Assistant) – Entry Level

You'll build it with your hands: walls, floors, roofs and finishes on the shopping centre extension in Germiston. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

Location: Germiston, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Lay paving on a compacted, levelled bedding sand layer
• Wear your hard hat, boots and harness wherever the foreman says
• Tile floors, showers and splashbacks, including cutting around fittings
• Carry bricks and materials to the workface and keep the scaffold clear
• Cut, bend and tie reinforcing steel to the bending schedule

• Safety boots of your own for the first week, if possible
• Punctual every morning, even in winter
• Willing to move between sites in the same city
• Physically strong enough for a full day of lifting and bending outside

• Experience on NHBRC-registered housing projects
• Your own trowels, levels and tile cutter
• CETA or NQF 2 or 3 certificate in your trade

• UIF and COIDA registration from day one
• PPE supplied: hard hat, gloves, reflective vest
• Transport from a pick-up point to site

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