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Plumber's Helper (Residential)

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Komani, Eastern Cape

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Posted 1 hour ago

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Job Description

Hard outdoor work on a townhouse construction site in Komani, with a chance to learn a trade while you earn. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

This post is in Komani (Eastern Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

What your day looks like

Mix concrete and mortar by hand or with a small mixer
Set up barriers, cones and signs around open trenches
Help offload deliveries of steel, timber and pipes
Dig trenches and foundations to the depth the foreman marks
Carry bricks, blocks and cement bags to where the bricklayers work

What you need

Grade 8 or higher
A clean record is preferred for some government sites
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
Physically strong and fit for outdoor work in all weather

Nice if you have

Registered on your ward or municipal job-seeker database
A working-at-heights or scaffolding ticket

What's in it for you

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

Applying, step by step

Read the "What you need" list above. If you tick most of it, go ahead and apply.
Keep copies of these ready to send: reference letter or phone number from a past foreman, certified ID copy and proof of address in the area plus any safety or scaffolding certificates.
Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
Watch for a call or WhatsApp from How2Apply over the next 6 working days.

How2Apply recruits for this position on behalf of hiring employers around Komani; applications go into our talent pool and shortlisted candidates are introduced directly.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

Before you hit apply

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.
If a foreman can vouch for you, put their number on your CV. Site hiring runs on word of mouth.