Construction General Worker (Building Site) – Experienced

Hard outdoor work on a low-cost housing development in Umhlanga, with a chance to learn a trade while you earn. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

The site is in Umhlanga; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

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

• A clean record is preferred for some government sites
• Prepared to travel between sites in the area
• Physically strong and fit for outdoor work in all weather
• Able to follow instructions from a foreman or artisan
• You take safety rules seriously and wear full PPE

• A working-at-heights or scaffolding ticket
• Previous site work you can show with a reference

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

• 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.
• List past sites by name and what you did there, like "mixed concrete, laid kerbs". It proves you have done real site work.