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. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

Location: Durban Central, KwaZulu-Natal. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Mix concrete and mortar by hand or with a small mixer
• Clean tools, mixers and wheelbarrows at the end of each day
• Pass tools and materials to the plumber or electrician as needed
• Erect and strip shutters and simple scaffolding under supervision
• Compact soil and layer bedding sand with a plate compactor
• Carry bricks, blocks and cement bags to where the bricklayers work
• Dig trenches and foundations to the depth the foreman marks

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

• A working-at-heights or scaffolding ticket
• Registered on your ward or municipal job-seeker database
• Previous site work you can show with a reference

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

• If a foreman can vouch for you, put their number on your CV. Site hiring runs on word of mouth.
• List past sites by name and what you did there, like "mixed concrete, laid kerbs". It proves you have done real site work.