Plumber's Helper (Residential) – Entry Level

You'll mix, carry, dig and clean up so the tradespeople on a school building project in Germiston can keep building. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

This post is in Germiston (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

• Clear rubble and load it into skips
• Clean tools, mixers and wheelbarrows at the end of each day
• Dig trenches and foundations to the depth the foreman marks
• Erect and strip shutters and simple scaffolding under supervision
• Set up barriers, cones and signs around open trenches
• Mix concrete and mortar by hand or with a small mixer

• Willing to start early, often at 06:30
• Grade 8 or higher
• Able to follow instructions from a foreman or artisan
• Prepared to travel between sites in the area
• You take safety rules seriously and wear full PPE
• A clean record is preferred for some government sites

• 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

• If a foreman can vouch for you, put their number on your CV. Site hiring runs on word of mouth.
• List past sites by name and what you did there, like "mixed concrete, laid kerbs". It proves you have done real site work.