Painter's Assistant (Renovations)

Hard outdoor work on a townhouse construction site in Bloemfontein, with a chance to learn a trade while you earn. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

This post is in Bloemfontein (Free State). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Clean tools, mixers and wheelbarrows at the end of each day
• Clear rubble and load it into skips
• Mix concrete and mortar by hand or with a small mixer
• Help offload deliveries of steel, timber and pipes
• Dig trenches and foundations to the depth the foreman marks
• Sign the daily safety talk register before work starts
• Pass tools and materials to the plumber or electrician as needed

• Physically strong and fit for outdoor work in all weather
• Grade 8 or higher
• Prepared to travel between sites in the area
• Willing to start early, often at 06:30
• You take safety rules seriously and wear full PPE

• Living near the site (many projects hire local labour)
• Some experience with a jackhammer, grinder or plate compactor
• A working-at-heights or scaffolding ticket

• Overtime on weekend pours and deadline days
• Paid weekly or fortnightly
• Boots, hard hat and overalls issued on site
• Learn from artisans with a chance to move up to assistant

• List past sites by name and what you did there, like "mixed concrete, laid kerbs". It proves you have done real site work.
• If a foreman can vouch for you, put their number on your CV. Site hiring runs on word of mouth.