Painter's Assistant (Renovations) – Experienced

You'll mix, carry, dig and clean up so the tradespeople on a road rehabilitation project in Epping can keep building. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

The site is in Epping; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying.

• Help offload deliveries of steel, timber and pipes
• Pass tools and materials to the plumber or electrician as needed
• Clear rubble and load it into skips
• Mix concrete and mortar by hand or with a small mixer
• Erect and strip shutters and simple scaffolding under supervision
• Cut and lay paving bricks along string lines
• Sign the daily safety talk register before work starts

• Grade 8 or higher
• Able to follow instructions from a foreman or artisan
• You take safety rules seriously and wear full PPE
• Prepared to travel between sites in the area
• Willing to start early, often at 06:30
• A clean record is preferred for some government sites

• Some experience with a jackhammer, grinder or plate compactor
• Registered on your ward or municipal job-seeker database

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

• List past sites by name and what you did there, like "mixed concrete, laid kerbs". It proves you have done real site work.
• Government-funded projects often reserve jobs for people from the local ward. Bring proof of address and ask the site office about the local labour desk.