Plumber's Helper (Residential) – Entry Level

Hard outdoor work on a road rehabilitation project in Midrand, with a chance to learn a trade while you earn. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

This post is in Midrand (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Clear rubble and load it into skips
• Mix concrete and mortar by hand or with a small mixer
• Pass tools and materials to the plumber or electrician as needed
• Erect and strip shutters and simple scaffolding under supervision
• Compact soil and layer bedding sand with a plate compactor

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

• Living near the site (many projects hire local labour)
• A working-at-heights or scaffolding ticket
• Some experience with a jackhammer, grinder or plate compactor

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

• 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.