Painter's Assistant (Renovations)

Hard outdoor work on a low-cost housing development in Epping, with a chance to learn a trade while you earn. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

This post is in Epping (Western Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Dig trenches and foundations to the depth the foreman marks
• Sign the daily safety talk register before work starts
• Set up barriers, cones and signs around open trenches
• Compact soil and layer bedding sand with a plate compactor
• Pass tools and materials to the plumber or electrician as needed
• Help offload deliveries of steel, timber and pipes

• A clean record is preferred for some government sites
• Physically strong and fit for outdoor work in all weather
• Grade 8 or higher
• Prepared to travel between sites in the area
• You take safety rules seriously and wear full PPE

• Paid weekly or fortnightly
• Boots, hard hat and overalls issued on site
• Overtime on weekend pours and deadline days
• 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.
• 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.