Plumber's Helper (Residential) – Fixed-Term

Every wall and slab on this road rehabilitation project in Vereeniging needs labourers, and the crew needs one more. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

Location: Vereeniging, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Sign the daily safety talk register before work starts
• Cut and lay paving bricks along string lines
• Dig trenches and foundations to the depth the foreman marks
• Set up barriers, cones and signs around open trenches
• Help offload deliveries of steel, timber and pipes
• Carry bricks, blocks and cement bags to where the bricklayers work

• Able to follow instructions from a foreman or artisan
• You take safety rules seriously and wear full PPE
• Willing to start early, often at 06:30
• Physically strong and fit for outdoor work in all weather

• Living near the site (many projects hire local labour)
• Previous site work you can show with a reference

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

• 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.