Site Labourer (Concrete Crew)

You'll mix, carry, dig and clean up so the tradespeople on a school building project in Gqeberha can keep building. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

This post is in Gqeberha (Eastern Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Mix concrete and mortar by hand or with a small mixer
• Set up barriers, cones and signs around open trenches
• Dig trenches and foundations to the depth the foreman marks
• Compact soil and layer bedding sand with a plate compactor
• Clear rubble and load it into skips

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

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

• 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.