Tiler (Floors & Wet Areas)

Put your trade to work on the low-cost housing project in Newcastle, with steady work for the length of the project. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

You'll be based at a low-cost housing project in Newcastle. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Carry bricks and materials to the workface and keep the scaffold clear
• Lay paving on a compacted, levelled bedding sand layer
• Lay face brick and plaster brick to line, level and plumb
• Clean your tools and sweep your work area before knocking off
• Build and strip formwork for columns, beams and slabs
• Prime and paint walls, ceilings and woodwork in two or three coats

• Understands basic site safety like scaffolds and open trenches
• Safety boots of your own for the first week, if possible
• Physically strong enough for a full day of lifting and bending outside
• Willing to move between sites in the same city

• Your own trowels, levels and tile cutter
• Trade test in bricklaying, carpentry or plastering
• Experience on NHBRC-registered housing projects

• Chance to move up to a gang leader post
• Weekly or fortnightly pay, always on time
• 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".