Civil Labourer (Road Works)

Hard outdoor work on a school building project in Midrand, with a chance to learn a trade while you earn. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

The work is in Midrand, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

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

• Prepared to travel between sites in the area
• A clean record is preferred for some government sites
• Grade 8 or higher
• Physically strong and fit for outdoor work in all weather
• You take safety rules seriously and wear full PPE

• A working-at-heights or scaffolding ticket
• Some experience with a jackhammer, grinder or plate compactor

• Paid weekly or fortnightly
• Overtime on weekend pours and deadline days
• Learn from artisans with a chance to move up to assistant
• 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.