Civil Labourer (Road Works)

Every wall and slab on this low-cost housing development in Kempton Park needs labourers, and the crew needs one more. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

Home base is a low-cost housing development on the Kempton Park side of Gauteng.

• Set up barriers, cones and signs around open trenches
• Clear rubble and load it into skips
• Compact soil and layer bedding sand with a plate compactor
• Erect and strip shutters and simple scaffolding under supervision
• Dig trenches and foundations to the depth the foreman marks

• A clean record is preferred for some government sites
• Physically strong and fit for outdoor work in all weather
• Grade 8 or higher
• Prepared to travel between sites in the area
• Willing to start early, often at 06:30
• Able to follow instructions from a foreman or artisan

• Living near the site (many projects hire local labour)
• Registered on your ward or municipal job-seeker database

• Paid weekly or fortnightly
• Overtime on weekend pours and deadline days
• Boots, hard hat and overalls issued on site

• 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.
• If a foreman can vouch for you, put their number on your CV. Site hiring runs on word of mouth.