Plasterer (Internal and External Walls)

You'll build it with your hands: walls, floors, roofs and finishes on the shopping centre extension in Germiston. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

This post is in Germiston (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Lay paving on a compacted, levelled bedding sand layer
• Fix roof trusses, purlins and brandering for ceilings
• Tile floors, showers and splashbacks, including cutting around fittings
• Lay face brick and plaster brick to line, level and plumb
• Clean your tools and sweep your work area before knocking off

• Safety boots of your own for the first week, if possible
• Willing to move between sites in the same city
• Proven experience in at least one trade, shown by references or a practical test
• Understands basic site safety like scaffolds and open trenches
• Punctual every morning, even in winter

• Trade test in bricklaying, carpentry or plastering
• CETA or NQF 2 or 3 certificate in your trade
• Experience on NHBRC-registered housing projects

• UIF and COIDA registration from day one
• Transport from a pick-up point to site
• Chance to move up to a gang leader post
• PPE supplied: hard hat, gloves, reflective vest

• Be ready to do a short practical test on site. Arrive early with your own tools if you have them.
• Say which trade you are strongest in first. "Bricklayer, 6 years, face brick" is better than "general construction".