Construction General Worker (Building Site) – Fixed-Term

Strong, willing hands are wanted on a shopping centre renovation in Bellville. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

You'll be based at a shopping centre renovation in Bellville. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Compact soil and layer bedding sand with a plate compactor
• Clear rubble and load it into skips
• Set up barriers, cones and signs around open trenches
• Mix concrete and mortar by hand or with a small mixer
• Carry bricks, blocks and cement bags to where the bricklayers work

• You take safety rules seriously and wear full PPE
• A clean record is preferred for some government sites
• Able to follow instructions from a foreman or artisan
• Prepared to travel between sites in the area

• Registered on your ward or municipal job-seeker database
• Some experience with a jackhammer, grinder or plate compactor
• Living near the site (many projects hire local labour)

• 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.