Paving Team Labourer

You'll mix, carry, dig and clean up so the tradespeople on a townhouse construction site in Springs can keep building. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

Home base is a townhouse construction site on the Springs side of Gauteng. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Dig trenches and foundations to the depth the foreman marks
• Sign the daily safety talk register before work starts
• Mix concrete and mortar by hand or with a small mixer
• Clear rubble and load it into skips
• Pass tools and materials to the plumber or electrician as needed
• Set up barriers, cones and signs around open trenches
• Cut and lay paving bricks along string lines

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

• Previous site work you can show with a reference
• Registered on your ward or municipal job-seeker database

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