Labourer – Heritage Restoration / Lime Rendering

Location: South Wales, SA19
Hours: Full Time, Monday to Friday, 7:30am – 4:30pm
Employment: Employed or Self-Employed

Project Length: Minimum 2 months
Heritage / Listed Building Project

Farcroft Restorations is looking for a reliable Labourer to join a restoration project at a listed stately home in South Wales, supporting an experienced Lime Renderer with external restoration works.

This is a hands-on site role suited to someone with previous construction or building experience who is comfortable assisting a skilled tradesperson and working as part of a professional restoration team.

Established in 1968, Farcroft Restorations is one of the UK’s leading building and contents restoration specialists. Its teams work on some of the country’s finest buildings, carefully preserving and restoring them to exacting standards.

Role Overview

Working alongside the Lime Renderer, you will provide practical assistance with external lime rendering and general site duties.

You do not need to be a qualified renderer, but previous construction or labouring experience is required. Experience assisting with rendering, plastering, masonry or heritage work would be particularly useful.

Your duties will include:

• Assisting the Lime Renderer with external rendering works
• Preparing work areas, surfaces, tools and materials
• Mixing and preparing lime-based materials as instructed
• Moving materials and equipment around site
• Helping with preparation and making-good works
• Keeping the work area clean, tidy and safe
• Supporting the renderer and wider site team as required
• Taking care when working around historic building fabric and features
• Following site instructions and health and safety procedures

About You

We are looking for someone dependable, hardworking and willing to get stuck in. You will need to be comfortable with physical site work and able to follow instructions carefully.

Skills and Experience Required

• Previous construction, building or site labouring experience
• Experience supporting renderers, plasterers or similar trades would be advantageous
• Comfortable with manual and physical work
• Able to use basic site tools safely
• Good awareness of site health and safety
• Reliable, punctual and able to work well as part of a team
• Willing to learn and follow instructions from experienced tradespeople
• Able to work Monday to Friday, 7:30am – 4:30pm
• Previous heritage or listed building experience would be beneficial but is not essential

What We Offer

• Employed or self-employed engagement available
• Full-time work, Monday to Friday
• The opportunity to work on a prestigious listed stately home
• Experience working within specialist heritage restoration
• Support from an established and experienced restoration team

If you are an experienced Site Labourer looking for full-time work on an interesting heritage restoration project, we would like to hear from you.

Please apply with an up-to-date CV outlining your relevant construction or labouring experience.

Farcroft Restorations is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

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