Paving Team Labourer – Experienced

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

Location: Prospecton, KwaZulu-Natal. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Clear rubble and load it into skips
• Help offload deliveries of steel, timber and pipes
• Cut and lay paving bricks along string lines
• Pass tools and materials to the plumber or electrician as needed
• Set up barriers, cones and signs around open trenches
• Dig trenches and foundations to the depth the foreman marks
• Mix concrete and mortar by hand or with a small mixer

• Grade 8 or higher
• Able to follow instructions from a foreman or artisan
• 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
• You take safety rules seriously and wear full PPE

• Previous site work you can show with a reference
• Some experience with a jackhammer, grinder or plate compactor

• Boots, hard hat and overalls issued on site
• Overtime on weekend pours and deadline days
• Paid weekly or fortnightly

• List past sites by name and what you did there, like "mixed concrete, laid kerbs". It proves you have done real site work.
• 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.