Painter (New Builds & Refurbishments)

Good, straight work gets noticed on this shopping centre extension in Komani, and so does turning up every day. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

You'll be based at a shopping centre extension in Komani. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• 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
• Build and strip formwork for columns, beams and slabs
• Prime and paint walls, ceilings and woodwork in two or three coats
• Cut, bend and tie reinforcing steel to the bending schedule

• Safety boots of your own for the first week, if possible
• Understands basic site safety like scaffolds and open trenches
• Proven experience in at least one trade, shown by references or a practical test
• Physically strong enough for a full day of lifting and bending outside

• Your own trowels, levels and tile cutter
• CETA or NQF 2 or 3 certificate in your trade

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

• 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.