Civil Labourer (Road Works)

You'll mix, carry, dig and clean up so the tradespeople on a low-cost housing development in Gqeberha can keep building. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

The work is in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Help offload deliveries of steel, timber and pipes
• Pass tools and materials to the plumber or electrician as needed
• Dig trenches and foundations to the depth the foreman marks
• Compact soil and layer bedding sand with a plate compactor
• Carry bricks, blocks and cement bags to where the bricklayers work
• Cut and lay paving bricks along string lines
• Mix concrete and mortar by hand or with a small mixer

• Prepared to travel between sites in the area
• Physically strong and fit for outdoor work in all weather
• Able to follow instructions from a foreman or artisan
• A clean record is preferred for some government sites

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

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