Civil Labourer (Road Works) – Entry Level

Hard outdoor work on a school building project in Cape Town CBD, with a chance to learn a trade while you earn. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

This post is in Cape Town CBD (Western Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Carry bricks, blocks and cement bags to where the bricklayers work
• Clean tools, mixers and wheelbarrows at the end of each day
• Erect and strip shutters and simple scaffolding under supervision
• Mix concrete and mortar by hand or with a small mixer
• Dig trenches and foundations to the depth the foreman marks
• Cut and lay paving bricks along string lines

• Willing to start early, often at 06:30
• A clean record is preferred for some government sites
• Grade 8 or higher
• Prepared to travel between sites in the area

• Overtime on weekend pours and deadline days
• Boots, hard hat and overalls issued on site
• Learn from artisans with a chance to move up to assistant

• List past sites by name and what you did there, like "mixed concrete, laid kerbs". It proves you have done real site work.
• If a foreman can vouch for you, put their number on your CV. Site hiring runs on word of mouth.