Shutter Hand (Concrete Formwork)

Put your trade to work on the residential renovation company in Umhlanga, with steady work for the length of the project. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

Home base is a residential renovation company on the Umhlanga side of KwaZulu-Natal. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Tile floors, showers and splashbacks, including cutting around fittings
• Fix roof trusses, purlins and brandering for ceilings
• Prime and paint walls, ceilings and woodwork in two or three coats
• Clean your tools and sweep your work area before knocking off
• Plaster walls and float them to a smooth, even finish
• Mix mortar and plaster to the right ratio for the job
• Wear your hard hat, boots and harness wherever the foreman says

• Punctual every morning, even in winter
• Safety boots of your own for the first week, if possible
• Understands basic site safety like scaffolds and open trenches
• Physically strong enough for a full day of lifting and bending outside

• Experience on NHBRC-registered housing projects
• Your own trowels, levels and tile cutter

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