Construction General Worker (Building Site)

Hard outdoor work on a road rehabilitation project in Pretoria West, with a chance to learn a trade while you earn. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

This post is Pretoria West-based, with most of your time spent at a road rehabilitation project.

• Sign the daily safety talk register before work starts
• Pass tools and materials to the plumber or electrician as needed
• Carry bricks, blocks and cement bags to where the bricklayers work
• Set up barriers, cones and signs around open trenches
• Clear rubble and load it into skips

• Prepared to travel between sites in the area
• Willing to start early, often at 06:30
• Grade 8 or higher
• A clean record is preferred for some government sites
• Able to follow instructions from a foreman or artisan
• You take safety rules seriously and wear full PPE

• Some experience with a jackhammer, grinder or plate compactor
• Previous site work you can show with a reference

• Paid weekly or fortnightly
• 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

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