Construction General Worker (Building Site)

Strong, willing hands are wanted on a low-cost housing development in Klerksdorp. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

The work is in Klerksdorp, North West, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Dig trenches and foundations to the depth the foreman marks
• Carry bricks, blocks and cement bags to where the bricklayers work
• Clear rubble and load it into skips
• Set up barriers, cones and signs around open trenches
• Help offload deliveries of steel, timber and pipes
• Cut and lay paving bricks along string lines
• Compact soil and layer bedding sand with a plate compactor

• A clean record is preferred for some government sites
• Prepared to travel between sites in the area
• Able to follow instructions from a foreman or artisan
• Willing to start early, often at 06:30

• Registered on your ward or municipal job-seeker database
• A working-at-heights or scaffolding ticket

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

• 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.