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Paving Team Labourer

How2Apply Talent Network

Cape Town CBD, Western Cape

Full-time

Posted 48 min ago

Full-time General Worker

R6 000 – R7 500/month

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Job Description

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.

Location: Cape Town CBD, Western Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

The work, day to day

Mix concrete and mortar by hand or with a small mixer
Dig trenches and foundations to the depth the foreman marks
Carry bricks, blocks and cement bags to where the bricklayers work
Clean tools, mixers and wheelbarrows at the end of each day
Help offload deliveries of steel, timber and pipes
Sign the daily safety talk register before work starts
Clear rubble and load it into skips

What you need

Able to follow instructions from a foreman or artisan
A clean record is preferred for some government sites
Physically strong and fit for outdoor work in all weather
Willing to start early, often at 06:30
You take safety rules seriously and wear full PPE

Nice if you have

Previous site work you can show with a reference
Living near the site (many projects hire local labour)
A working-at-heights or scaffolding ticket

What's in it for you

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

How to apply

Make sure the role, the hours and working in Cape Town CBD really suit you before you apply.
Have the following on hand (clear photos on your phone are fine at first): reference letter or phone number from a past foreman, any safety or scaffolding certificates plus certified ID copy and proof of address in the area.
Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 9 working days, usually by phone.

Your application joins the How2Apply talent pool for this role, and we put shortlisted people forward to employers hiring in and around Cape Town CBD.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

How to stand out

List past sites by name and what you did there, like "mixed concrete, laid kerbs". It proves you have done real site work.
If a foreman can vouch for you, put their number on your CV. Site hiring runs on word of mouth.