Site Labourer (Concrete Crew)

Every wall and slab on this school building project in Vanderbijlpark needs labourers, and the crew needs one more. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

This post is Vanderbijlpark-based, with most of your time spent at a school building project. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Dig trenches and foundations to the depth the foreman marks
• Carry bricks, blocks and cement bags to where the bricklayers work
• Clean tools, mixers and wheelbarrows at the end of each day
• Cut and lay paving bricks along string lines
• Set up barriers, cones and signs around open trenches
• Erect and strip shutters and simple scaffolding under supervision
• Pass tools and materials to the plumber or electrician as needed

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

• Registered on your ward or municipal job-seeker database
• Some experience with a jackhammer, grinder or plate compactor

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

• List past sites by name and what you did there, like "mixed concrete, laid kerbs". It proves you have done real site work.
• If a foreman can vouch for you, put their number on your CV. Site hiring runs on word of mouth.