Plasterer (Internal and External Walls)

Put your trade to work on the residential renovation company in Mahikeng, with steady work for the length of the project. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

This post is in Mahikeng (North West). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Wear your hard hat, boots and harness wherever the foreman says
• Carry bricks and materials to the workface and keep the scaffold clear
• Build and strip formwork for columns, beams and slabs
• Clean your tools and sweep your work area before knocking off
• Mix mortar and plaster to the right ratio for the job
• Lay face brick and plaster brick to line, level and plumb

• Physically strong enough for a full day of lifting and bending outside
• Willing to move between sites in the same city
• Safety boots of your own for the first week, if possible
• Able to follow a foreman's instructions and read basic measurements

• Your own trowels, levels and tile cutter
• CETA or NQF 2 or 3 certificate in your trade
• Trade test in bricklaying, carpentry or plastering

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

• 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".