Construction General Worker (Building Site)

Hard outdoor work on a road rehabilitation project in Durban Central, 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.

This post is in Durban Central (KwaZulu-Natal). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Carry bricks, blocks and cement bags to where the bricklayers work
• Clean tools, mixers and wheelbarrows at the end of each day
• Cut and lay paving bricks along string lines
• Erect and strip shutters and simple scaffolding under supervision
• Sign the daily safety talk register before work starts
• Mix concrete and mortar by hand or with a small mixer

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

• Previous site work you can show with a reference
• A working-at-heights or scaffolding ticket

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

• 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.
• List past sites by name and what you did there, like "mixed concrete, laid kerbs". It proves you have done real site work.