Steel Fixer (Reinforcing)

The low-cost housing project in Sandton needs skilled hands and helpers who know the basics of the building trade. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

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

• Wear your hard hat, boots and harness wherever the foreman says
• Build and strip formwork for columns, beams and slabs
• Carry bricks and materials to the workface and keep the scaffold clear
• Lay face brick and plaster brick to line, level and plumb
• Fix roof trusses, purlins and brandering for ceilings
• Clean your tools and sweep your work area before knocking off

• Safety boots of your own for the first week, if possible
• Punctual every morning, even in winter
• Willing to move between sites in the same city
• Physically strong enough for a full day of lifting and bending outside

• Your own trowels, levels and tile cutter
• Experience on NHBRC-registered housing projects
• CETA or NQF 2 or 3 certificate in your trade

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

• 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.