Site Labourer (Concrete Crew)

Every wall and slab on this road rehabilitation project in Harrismith needs labourers, and the crew needs one more. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

This post is in Harrismith (Free State). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Compact soil and layer bedding sand with a plate compactor
• Mix concrete and mortar by hand or with a small mixer
• Help offload deliveries of steel, timber and pipes
• Carry bricks, blocks and cement bags to where the bricklayers work
• Erect and strip shutters and simple scaffolding under supervision

• 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
• Willing to start early, often at 06:30

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

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

• 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.