Plasterer (Internal and External Walls)

Put your trade to work on the school construction project in Soweto, with steady work for the length of the project. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

Location: Soweto, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Carry bricks and materials to the workface and keep the scaffold clear
• Build and strip formwork for columns, beams and slabs
• Fix roof trusses, purlins and brandering for ceilings
• Wear your hard hat, boots and harness wherever the foreman says
• Cut, bend and tie reinforcing steel to the bending schedule
• Lay paving on a compacted, levelled bedding sand layer

• Proven experience in at least one trade, shown by references or a practical test
• Understands basic site safety like scaffolds and open trenches
• Physically strong enough for a full day of lifting and bending outside
• Able to follow a foreman's instructions and read basic measurements

• 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".