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Construction General Worker (Building Site)

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Tembisa, Gauteng

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Contract General Worker

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Job Description

Hard outdoor work on a shopping centre renovation in Tembisa, with a chance to learn a trade while you earn. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

Location: Tembisa, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

The work, day to day

Erect and strip shutters and simple scaffolding under supervision
Carry bricks, blocks and cement bags to where the bricklayers work
Set up barriers, cones and signs around open trenches
Pass tools and materials to the plumber or electrician as needed
Clean tools, mixers and wheelbarrows at the end of each day
Compact soil and layer bedding sand with a plate compactor

You'll need

Prepared to travel between sites in the area
Willing to start early, often at 06:30
A clean record is preferred for some government sites
Grade 8 or higher

Helpful, not essential

A working-at-heights or scaffolding ticket
Registered on your ward or municipal job-seeker database

What's in it for you

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

Applying, step by step

Make sure the role, the hours and working in Tembisa really suit you before you apply.
Keep copies of these ready to send: reference letter or phone number from a past foreman plus certified ID copy and proof of address in the area.
Send your details with the form below. Add one or two lines about similar work you've done.
Keep your phone on. Shortlisted applicants are contacted by call, SMS or WhatsApp within 7 working days.

Your application joins the How2Apply talent pool for this role, and we put shortlisted people forward to employers hiring in and around Tembisa.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

Tips to get shortlisted

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.