Paving Team Labourer

Hard outdoor work on a townhouse construction site in Benoni, 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 Benoni-based, with most of your time spent at a townhouse construction site.

• Clear rubble and load it into skips
• Cut and lay paving bricks along string lines
• Mix concrete and mortar by hand or with a small mixer
• Pass tools and materials to the plumber or electrician as needed
• Dig trenches and foundations to the depth the foreman marks

• Physically strong and fit for outdoor work in all weather
• You take safety rules seriously and wear full PPE
• A clean record is preferred for some government sites
• Able to follow instructions from a foreman or artisan
• Grade 8 or higher
• Prepared to travel between sites in the area

• 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)

• Boots, hard hat and overalls issued on site
• Learn from artisans with a chance to move up to assistant
• Paid weekly or fortnightly

• 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.