Construction General Worker (Building Site)

You'll mix, carry, dig and clean up so the tradespeople on a school building project in Pretoria East can keep building. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

The site is in Pretoria East; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Erect and strip shutters and simple scaffolding under supervision
• Set up barriers, cones and signs around open trenches
• Mix concrete and mortar by hand or with a small mixer
• Compact soil and layer bedding sand with a plate compactor
• Help offload deliveries of steel, timber and pipes

• Able to follow instructions from a foreman or artisan
• You take safety rules seriously and wear full PPE
• Grade 8 or higher
• Physically strong and fit for outdoor work in all weather
• Prepared to travel between sites in the area

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

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