Construction General Worker (Building Site)

Every wall and slab on this road rehabilitation project in Lephalale needs labourers, and the crew needs one more. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

You'll be based at a road rehabilitation project in Lephalale. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Pass tools and materials to the plumber or electrician as needed
• Mix concrete and mortar by hand or with a small mixer
• 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
• A clean record is preferred for some government sites
• Grade 8 or higher
• Able to follow instructions from a foreman or artisan
• You take safety rules seriously and wear full PPE
• Willing to start early, often at 06:30

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

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

• 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.