Butchery Packer (Supermarket)

How2Apply Talent Network
Upington, Northern Cape
Part-time
Posted 2 hours ago
Part-time General Worker
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Job Description

You'll keep the shelves full and tidy at a neighbourhood supermarket in Upington, so shoppers find what they came for. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

Home base is a neighbourhood supermarket on the Upington side of Northern Cape. You'll start with a short induction before working on your own.

What you'll actually do

  • Build promotional displays at the ends of aisles
  • Check sell-by dates and pull expired stock for the manager
  • Pack shelves from the back, rotating older stock to the front (first in, first out)
  • Put up price tickets and promotion shelf strips
  • Unpack deliveries in the receiving area and sort by aisle
  • Weigh, bag and price fruit and vegetables
  • Collect trolleys from the parking lot

What you need

  • Neat appearance and punctual
  • Available for weekends, month-end and public holidays
  • Honest, since stock losses are checked closely
  • Grade 10 or matric
  • Basic reading and maths for price checks
  • Polite with customers and happy to help

What you get

  • Paid training in store procedures
  • Travel allowance on merchandising routes
  • Staff discount on groceries

Applying, step by step

  1. Check you meet the must-haves first; recruiters filter on those before anything else.
  2. Have the following on hand (clear photos on your phone are fine at first): CV with the days and times you can work, matric results or last school report plus ID document or smart card, with a certified copy.
  3. Use the form on this page. It takes about two minutes and you don't need to upload anything yet.
  4. If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 5 working days, usually by phone.

How2Apply recruits for this position on behalf of hiring employers around Upington; applications go into our talent pool and shortlisted candidates are introduced directly.

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Tips to get shortlisted

  • Hand your CV in at the store in person, early in the week, and ask for the store or receiving manager by name.
  • Stores fill weekend and night-fill slots first, so write "available weekends and nights" in your CV summary line.

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Job details
SalaryDiscussed at interview
Job TypePart-time
LocationUpington, Northern Cape
CategoryGeneral Worker
ExperienceEntry level
Posted1 November 2026
Closing Date1 December 2026
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