Plasterer (Internal and External Walls)

The residential renovation company in Mahikeng needs skilled hands and helpers who know the basics of the building trade. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

This post is Mahikeng-based, with most of your time spent at a residential renovation company. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

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

• Safety boots of your own for the first week, if possible
• Physically strong enough for a full day of lifting and bending outside
• Able to follow a foreman's instructions and read basic measurements
• Punctual every morning, even in winter
• Willing to move between sites in the same city
• Understands basic site safety like scaffolds and open trenches

• Weekly or fortnightly pay, always on time
• Chance to move up to a gang leader post
• UIF and COIDA registration from day one
• 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".