Civil Labourer (Road Works)

Every wall and slab on this townhouse construction site in Sasolburg needs labourers, and the crew needs one more. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

The site is in Sasolburg; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Mix concrete and mortar by hand or with a small mixer
• Clean tools, mixers and wheelbarrows at the end of each day
• Cut and lay paving bricks along string lines
• Sign the daily safety talk register before work starts
• Dig trenches and foundations to the depth the foreman marks
• Clear rubble and load it into skips
• Set up barriers, cones and signs around open trenches

• Prepared to travel between sites in the area
• Able to follow instructions from a foreman or artisan
• A clean record is preferred for some government sites
• Grade 8 or higher
• You take safety rules seriously and wear full PPE
• Willing to start early, often at 06:30

• Registered on your ward or municipal job-seeker database
• A working-at-heights or scaffolding ticket
• Living near the site (many projects hire local labour)

• Overtime on weekend pours and deadline days
• Learn from artisans with a chance to move up to assistant
• 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.
• If a foreman can vouch for you, put their number on your CV. Site hiring runs on word of mouth.