Bricklayer - Wet Trade

**Job Advert Summary**:
To ensure that allocated plants/facilities are kept in a presentable, safe and reliable standard as required by Rand Water with regards to the general preparation and bricklaying of plant, buildings, residential property, recreational facilities, precast walling, paving, road patch, plastering, tiling, valve boxes, concrete slabs, building scaffolding, at all allocated Rand Water sites.

**Minimum Requirements**:

- Grade 12 (Senior Matric Certificate)
- N3 Bricklayer and Plastering/Civil Engineering with a recognized trade test as a Bricklayer
- 5 years’ relevant experience in bricklaying environment post trade test
- Working on heights and in confined spaces, and physically demanding.
- Code B drivers’ license and ability to pass Rand Water’s K53 Test.
- Manage job cards on a daily basis and stand in an acting capacity as and when required.

**Primary Duties**:

- Foundations, structures, scaffolding, valve boxes, man holes and concrete slabs.
- Perform bricklaying, plastering, tiling and concrete work to all buildings on site as and where required.
- Assess work and required material, receive job cards and allocate work to assistants.
- Carry out all work, report non-performance, maintain good employee relations, ensure that work area is safe, neat and tidy.

**Knowledge**:

- Bricklaying knowledge and techniques
- Civil construction knowledge
- Application of the OHS Act
- ISO9001, ISO 45001 and OHSAS 18001
- Safety regulations and safe working procedures

**Skills**:

- Problem solving skills
- Communication skills (verbal and written)
- Ability to read and interpret schematic drawings.
- Planning and organizing

**Attitude**:

- Customer focus
- Deadline orientated/Punctuality
- Self-motivated team player
- Safety conscious
- Attention to detail
- Decisive
- Ability to work under pressure