Construction Worker (Bricklaying Assistant)

The school construction project in Randburg needs skilled hands and helpers who know the basics of the building trade. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

Home base is a school construction project on the Randburg side of Gauteng.

• Lay face brick and plaster brick to line, level and plumb
• Plaster walls and float them to a smooth, even finish
• Cut, bend and tie reinforcing steel to the bending schedule
• Wear your hard hat, boots and harness wherever the foreman says
• Clean your tools and sweep your work area before knocking off
• Fix roof trusses, purlins and brandering for ceilings
• Lay paving on a compacted, levelled bedding sand layer

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

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

• Transport from a pick-up point to site
• Weekly or fortnightly pay, always on time
• PPE supplied: hard hat, gloves, reflective vest

• 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.