Civil Labourer (Road Works)

Strong, willing hands are wanted on a shopping centre renovation in Gqeberha. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

This post is Gqeberha-based, with most of your time spent at a shopping centre renovation. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Compact soil and layer bedding sand with a plate compactor
• Sign the daily safety talk register before work starts
• Clear rubble and load it into skips
• Dig trenches and foundations to the depth the foreman marks
• Set up barriers, cones and signs around open trenches

• Physically strong and fit for outdoor work in all weather
• You take safety rules seriously and wear full PPE
• Prepared to travel between sites in the area
• A clean record is preferred for some government sites

• Living near the site (many projects hire local labour)
• Previous site work you can show with a reference

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

• List past sites by name and what you did there, like "mixed concrete, laid kerbs". It proves you have done real site work.
• Government-funded projects often reserve jobs for people from the local ward. Bring proof of address and ask the site office about the local labour desk.