Construction General Worker (Building Site)

Hard outdoor work on a school building project in Potchefstroom, with a chance to learn a trade while you earn. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

The work is in Potchefstroom, North West, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

• Set up barriers, cones and signs around open trenches
• Dig trenches and foundations to the depth the foreman marks
• Help offload deliveries of steel, timber and pipes
• Carry bricks, blocks and cement bags to where the bricklayers work
• Erect and strip shutters and simple scaffolding under supervision

• Willing to start early, often at 06:30
• 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
• Grade 8 or higher
• Prepared to travel between sites in the area

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

• Paid weekly or fortnightly
• 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

• 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.
• If a foreman can vouch for you, put their number on your CV. Site hiring runs on word of mouth.