Construction Worker (Bricklaying Assistant)

You'll build it with your hands: walls, floors, roofs and finishes on the housing development site in Khayelitsha. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

The site is in Khayelitsha; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Carry bricks and materials to the workface and keep the scaffold clear
• Tile floors, showers and splashbacks, including cutting around fittings
• Lay paving on a compacted, levelled bedding sand layer
• Prime and paint walls, ceilings and woodwork in two or three coats
• Plaster walls and float them to a smooth, even finish
• Fix roof trusses, purlins and brandering for ceilings
• Cut, bend and tie reinforcing steel to the bending schedule

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

• Experience on NHBRC-registered housing projects
• Your own trowels, levels and tile cutter

• UIF and COIDA registration from day one
• PPE supplied: hard hat, gloves, reflective vest
• Chance to move up to a gang leader post

• Say which trade you are strongest in first. "Bricklayer, 6 years, face brick" is better than "general construction".
• Be ready to do a short practical test on site. Arrive early with your own tools if you have them.