Construction Worker (Bricklaying Assistant)

You'll build it with your hands: walls, floors, roofs and finishes on the shopping centre extension in Kimberley. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

The work is in Kimberley, Northern Cape, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Clean your tools and sweep your work area before knocking off
• Lay face brick and plaster brick to line, level and plumb
• Build and strip formwork for columns, beams and slabs
• Cut, bend and tie reinforcing steel to the bending schedule
• Carry bricks and materials to the workface and keep the scaffold clear

• Proven experience in at least one trade, shown by references or a practical test
• Willing to move between sites in the same city
• Physically strong enough for a full day of lifting and bending outside
• Safety boots of your own for the first week, if possible
• Able to follow a foreman's instructions and read basic measurements

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

• UIF and COIDA registration from day one
• Chance to move up to a gang leader post
• Transport from a pick-up point to site
• Weekly or fortnightly pay, always on time

• Be ready to do a short practical test on site. Arrive early with your own tools if you have them.
• Bring photos of your work on your phone. A foreman believes a straight wall more than a long CV.