Electrician's Assistant (House Wiring)

Strong, willing hands are wanted on a townhouse construction site in Gqeberha. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

The work is in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

• Compact soil and layer bedding sand with a plate compactor
• Cut and lay paving bricks along string lines
• Carry bricks, blocks and cement bags to where the bricklayers work
• Clear rubble and load it into skips
• Help offload deliveries of steel, timber and pipes

• You take safety rules seriously and wear full PPE
• 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
• Registered on your ward or municipal job-seeker database

• Paid weekly or fortnightly
• Boots, hard hat and overalls issued on site
• Overtime on weekend pours and deadline days
• 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.
• List past sites by name and what you did there, like "mixed concrete, laid kerbs". It proves you have done real site work.