Plumber's Helper (Residential)

Strong, willing hands are wanted on a road rehabilitation project in Ballito. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

Home base is a road rehabilitation project on the Ballito side of KwaZulu-Natal. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Clean tools, mixers and wheelbarrows at the end of each day
• Erect and strip shutters and simple scaffolding under supervision
• Pass tools and materials to the plumber or electrician as needed
• Clear rubble and load it into skips
• Carry bricks, blocks and cement bags to where the bricklayers work
• Cut and lay paving bricks along string lines
• Set up barriers, cones and signs around open trenches

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

• Registered on your ward or municipal job-seeker database
• Some experience with a jackhammer, grinder or plate compactor
• Living near the site (many projects hire local labour)

• Overtime on weekend pours and deadline days
• Paid weekly or fortnightly
• Learn from artisans with a chance to move up to assistant
• 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.
• If a foreman can vouch for you, put their number on your CV. Site hiring runs on word of mouth.