Paving Team Labourer

Hard outdoor work on a shopping centre renovation in Vereeniging, with a chance to learn a trade while you earn. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

You'll be based at a shopping centre renovation in Vereeniging. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Dig trenches and foundations to the depth the foreman marks
• Help offload deliveries of steel, timber and pipes
• Carry bricks, blocks and cement bags to where the bricklayers work
• Pass tools and materials to the plumber or electrician as needed
• Mix concrete and mortar by hand or with a small mixer

• You take safety rules seriously and wear full PPE
• Prepared to travel between sites in the area
• Physically strong and fit for outdoor work in all weather
• Willing to start early, often at 06:30

• Previous site work you can show with a reference
• Living near the site (many projects hire local labour)
• Registered on your ward or municipal job-seeker database

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

• 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.