Painter's Assistant (Renovations)

Hard outdoor work on a shopping centre renovation in Roodepoort, with a chance to learn a trade while you earn. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

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

• Carry bricks, blocks and cement bags to where the bricklayers work
• Compact soil and layer bedding sand with a plate compactor
• Pass tools and materials to the plumber or electrician as needed
• Clear rubble and load it into skips
• Erect and strip shutters and simple scaffolding under supervision
• Clean tools, mixers and wheelbarrows at the end of each day
• Cut and lay paving bricks along string lines

• Physically strong and fit for outdoor work in all weather
• Grade 8 or higher
• Able to follow instructions from a foreman or artisan
• Willing to start early, often at 06:30
• A clean record is preferred for some government sites
• Prepared to travel between sites in the area

• Registered on your ward or municipal job-seeker database
• A working-at-heights or scaffolding ticket
• Some experience with a jackhammer, grinder or plate compactor

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

• 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.
• List past sites by name and what you did there, like "mixed concrete, laid kerbs". It proves you have done real site work.