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

Hard outdoor work on a low-cost housing development in Midrand, with a chance to learn a trade while you earn. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

This post is Midrand-based, with most of your time spent at a low-cost housing development. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

• Compact soil and layer bedding sand with a plate compactor
• Help offload deliveries of steel, timber and pipes
• Set up barriers, cones and signs around open trenches
• Sign the daily safety talk register before work starts
• Mix concrete and mortar by hand or with a small mixer
• Pass tools and materials to the plumber or electrician as needed

• You take safety rules seriously and wear full PPE
• Willing to start early, often at 06:30
• Prepared to travel between sites in the area
• A clean record is preferred for some government sites
• Able to follow instructions from a foreman or artisan

• A working-at-heights or scaffolding ticket
• Some experience with a jackhammer, grinder or plate compactor
• Living near the site (many projects hire local labour)

• Paid weekly or fortnightly
• Learn from artisans with a chance to move up to assistant
• Overtime on weekend pours and deadline days

• 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.