Tiler (Floors & Wet Areas)

The school construction project in Atlantis needs skilled hands and helpers who know the basics of the building trade. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

This post is Atlantis-based, with most of your time spent at a school construction project. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Lay face brick and plaster brick to line, level and plumb
• Carry bricks and materials to the workface and keep the scaffold clear
• Clean your tools and sweep your work area before knocking off
• Lay paving on a compacted, levelled bedding sand layer
• Fix roof trusses, purlins and brandering for ceilings
• Wear your hard hat, boots and harness wherever the foreman says
• Prime and paint walls, ceilings and woodwork in two or three coats

• Understands basic site safety like scaffolds and open trenches
• Physically strong enough for a full day of lifting and bending outside
• Willing to move between sites in the same city
• Punctual every morning, even in winter

• Your own trowels, levels and tile cutter
• Trade test in bricklaying, carpentry or plastering
• CETA or NQF 2 or 3 certificate in your trade

• Chance to move up to a gang leader post
• UIF and COIDA registration from day one
• Transport from a pick-up point to site

• Say which trade you are strongest in first. "Bricklayer, 6 years, face brick" is better than "general construction".
• Bring photos of your work on your phone. A foreman believes a straight wall more than a long CV.