Paving Team Labourer

Hard outdoor work on a road rehabilitation project in Cape Town CBD, with a chance to learn a trade while you earn. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

The site is in Cape Town CBD; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying.

• Pass tools and materials to the plumber or electrician as needed
• Sign the daily safety talk register before work starts
• Mix concrete and mortar by hand or with a small mixer
• Clean tools, mixers and wheelbarrows at the end of each day
• Dig trenches and foundations to the depth the foreman marks
• Cut and lay paving bricks along string lines

• Willing to start early, often at 06:30
• Able to follow instructions from a foreman or artisan
• A clean record is preferred for some government sites
• Prepared to travel between sites in the area
• Grade 8 or higher
• You take safety rules seriously and wear full PPE

• Registered on your ward or municipal job-seeker database
• Some experience with a jackhammer, grinder or plate compactor
• A working-at-heights or scaffolding ticket

• Learn from artisans with a chance to move up to assistant
• Overtime on weekend pours and deadline days
• Boots, hard hat and overalls issued on site

• 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.