Construction General Worker (Building Site)

Every wall and slab on this townhouse construction site in Roodepoort needs labourers, and the crew needs one more. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

This post is Roodepoort-based, with most of your time spent at a townhouse construction site. You'll start with a short induction before working on your own.

• Clear rubble and load it into skips
• Dig trenches and foundations to the depth the foreman marks
• Carry bricks, blocks and cement bags to where the bricklayers work
• Sign the daily safety talk register before work starts
• Mix concrete and mortar by hand or with a small mixer
• Compact soil and layer bedding sand with a plate compactor
• Set up barriers, cones and signs around open trenches

• Grade 8 or higher
• Prepared to travel between sites in the area
• You take safety rules seriously and wear full PPE
• Willing to start early, often at 06:30
• Physically strong and fit for outdoor work in all weather
• Able to follow instructions from a foreman or artisan

• Some experience with a jackhammer, grinder or plate compactor
• Living near the site (many projects hire local labour)

• Boots, hard hat and overalls issued on site
• Paid weekly or fortnightly
• Overtime on weekend pours and deadline days

• 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.