Shutter Hand (Concrete Formwork)

You'll build it with your hands: walls, floors, roofs and finishes on the school construction project in Springs. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

You'll report in Springs. Relocation is not covered for this one.

• Lay face brick and plaster brick to line, level and plumb
• Carry bricks and materials to the workface and keep the scaffold clear
• Cut, bend and tie reinforcing steel to the bending schedule
• Build and strip formwork for columns, beams and slabs
• Plaster walls and float them to a smooth, even finish
• Lay paving on a compacted, levelled bedding sand layer

• Understands basic site safety like scaffolds and open trenches
• Safety boots of your own for the first week, if possible
• Willing to move between sites in the same city
• Punctual every morning, even in winter

• Chance to move up to a gang leader post
• UIF and COIDA registration from day one
• Transport from a pick-up point to site
• 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.
• Bring photos of your work on your phone. A foreman believes a straight wall more than a long CV.