Paving Team Labourer – Permanent

You'll mix, carry, dig and clean up so the tradespeople on a low-cost housing development in Pietermaritzburg can keep building. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

You'll report in Pietermaritzburg. Relocation is not covered for this one. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Carry bricks, blocks and cement bags to where the bricklayers work
• Set up barriers, cones and signs around open trenches
• Mix concrete and mortar by hand or with a small mixer
• Sign the daily safety talk register before work starts
• Clean tools, mixers and wheelbarrows at the end of each day
• Pass tools and materials to the plumber or electrician as needed
• Clear rubble and load it into skips

• Able to follow instructions from a foreman or artisan
• You take safety rules seriously and wear full PPE
• Grade 8 or higher
• Physically strong and fit for outdoor work in all weather
• Prepared to travel between sites in the area
• Willing to start early, often at 06:30

• Registered on your ward or municipal job-seeker database
• A working-at-heights or scaffolding ticket

• Paid weekly or fortnightly
• 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

• 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.