Paving Team Labourer – Immediate Start

Strong, willing hands are wanted on a low-cost housing development in eMalahleni. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

Location: eMalahleni, Mpumalanga. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Erect and strip shutters and simple scaffolding under supervision
• Pass tools and materials to the plumber or electrician as needed
• Help offload deliveries of steel, timber and pipes
• Sign the daily safety talk register before work starts
• Clear rubble and load it into skips
• Cut and lay paving bricks along string lines
• Set up barriers, cones and signs around open trenches

• Grade 8 or higher
• You take safety rules seriously and wear full PPE
• Physically strong and fit for outdoor work in all weather
• Willing to start early, often at 06:30

• Registered on your ward or municipal job-seeker database
• Living near the site (many projects hire local labour)

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