Electrician's Assistant (House Wiring) – Fixed-Term

Hard outdoor work on a road rehabilitation project in Ballito, 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.

Location: Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Compact soil and layer bedding sand with a plate compactor
• Carry bricks, blocks and cement bags to where the bricklayers work
• Clear rubble and load it into skips
• Pass tools and materials to the plumber or electrician as needed
• Help offload deliveries of steel, timber and pipes
• Dig trenches and foundations to the depth the foreman marks

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

• Previous site work you can show with a reference
• Some experience with a jackhammer, grinder or plate compactor
• Registered on your ward or municipal job-seeker database

• Boots, hard hat and overalls issued on site
• Overtime on weekend pours and deadline days
• 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.