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If you are looking for Plasterer’s job in London you came to the right place. This article will provide a lot of useful information about finding Plasterer’s job in London whether you are experienced Plasterer or just starting to look for that job. London is a huge town where construction is always in process, no matter what time of the year or any other circumstances there are always jobs available for right people.

If you are experienced Plasterer you will probably find boring Section 1 , so just skip it and go to Section 2

Section 1

WHAT PLASTERERS DO:

Plasterer is a senior member of construction site who has a lot of responsibilities and must have experience working on site. Depending on the contract your duties will differ however most popular are:

Mixing and apllying different kinds of plaster - most popular plasters are MULTIFINISH (for internal use) and sand cement (for internal and external use)

As a plasterer you will be expected to apply wet finishes to walls, ceilings and floors using range of hand tools and sprays.

GET PREPARED:

First you need to get prepared for for being able to work as a Plasterer in construction industry. There are certain requirements which you will have to meet in order to start working as a Plasterer:

1. PPE - Personal Protective Equipment

To get on site you will have to buy safety boots, helmet and high visibility vest

Safety Boots/Shoes: cost £30-£60 (buy more expensive ones as those are more comfortable and will last longer) - this is mandatory, you wont be allowed on any site without that.

Helmet - usually given on site, however sometimes they ask you to have your own. Cost: £15

High visibility vest - usually given on site, however sometimes they ask you to have your own. Cost: £7

2. Documents - CIS/UTR, CSCS, NINO.

Before you can start working on construction site you will have to sort out several documents:

Please click CSCS/CIS/UTR/NINO to find out what these documents are and how to get them.

3. Tools

In London contractors will expect you to have your own tools. A plasterer is nor required to have a wide range of tools, the most essential are hand tools. The basic pack of tools for a plasterer cost less than £150 (travels, hawk, brush and electrical mixer).  Please note that on most construction sites in London you can only use 110V power tools, so make sure that your mixer has 110V plug:

Do not buy new tools If you do not yet have them at all as if you will come on site with all brand new tools the site manager’s first impresion about you will not be great he might think that you are just a beginner. It is also very important that you buy branded tools, which are more expensive but are essential. Most respected brand is:

Best places to buy these branded tools new and second hand are: online at www.ebay.co.uk www.srewfix.co.uk www.toucantools.co.uk

or street markets: Most popular market is: Nine Elms Lane SW8 2LF London, Vauxhall, Sun, 8:00-15:00

What qualifications and experience will employers look for?

Plasterers usually do not need to have a qualification. Most recruiters and employers prefer people with experience and good references. Plasterer normaly gets training on site working under supervision of experienced plasterers. However there are several college courses which can provide you with an introduction to the basic skills required for plastering:

• City & Guilds (6217) Basic Construction Skills: Plastering
• CSkills Diploma in Plastering
• ABC Certificate in Preparation for Employment in Plastering
• Open College North West Preparation for Employment in Construction (Plastering).

What salary can plasterer expect in London?

Painter working for recruitment agency will normaly get £11-£14 per hour

Contractors or private households can pay more: up to £17 per hour

Section 2

Now you are ready, just need to find the job!

In order to find the job you need to let recruiters and employers know about yourself. Large number of Plasterers’s jobs in London is being distributed through employment agencies; therefore you have to consider them as serious source of work and let them know about yourself. I advise to call as many as possible agencies and register with them, after that call them all back again and again until one of them give you the job. The process of finding work should be treated as hard work which requires time and efforts. So top up your phone and call every agency in the list bellow as well as visiting their web sites and registering there if possible or sending your CV to their emails. It is particularly important to be persistent - call them every day even if they say they have no work!

For list of over 30 recruitment agencies which recruit plasterers in construction industry in London Recruitment Agencies for Plasterers

It also useful to register your CV online at many different web sites, because apparently recruiters search for labourers through them. One of these web sites is www.bigfriend.co.uk which allow you to register for free and then receive SMS with job offers.

CV FOR PLASTERERS Usually it is not necessary to have CV to apply for Plasterer’s job, however if you are experienced Plasterer and want to get better paid job you might need to have a CV.

Find information about how to write CV for plasterer and ready made CV phrases CV for Plasterers.

If you are looking for work in London click and register Jobs for Plasterers:

Please find a lot more of useful information about work and how to find work in London: List of recruitment agencies, How to make documents? How to return taxes? How to write CV? and more Help for Plasterers