Delivery Assistant (Furniture Trucks)

Strong back, sharp eyes on the load sheet: that is what a cement and brick yard in Kempton Park wants. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

Home base is a cement and brick yard on the Kempton Park side of Gauteng. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Sweep the bay and clear shrink-wrap after each loading
• Load trucks from the load sheet in drop order, last stop first
• Offload containers by hand, counting cartons as they come off
• Assemble or place furniture where the customer asks
• Get proof-of-delivery notes signed and stamped at each drop
• Strap and secure loads so nothing shifts in transit
• Stack returns and empties neatly for the next count

• Grade 9 or higher and able to read a delivery note
• Friendly with customers at the door
• Honest; you will be handling customer goods and cash-on-delivery slips
• Willing to travel on routes that return late

• Past work as a driver's assistant
• Speaking more than one local language for customer drops
• A Code 8 or Code 10 licence (a route to becoming a driver)

• Route-completion incentives in busy months
• Help to get your own licence through the company later
• Meal allowance on long-route days
• Uniform and safety shoes provided

• Keep your CV to one page with your phone number big and clear. Depot managers phone, they seldom email.
• If you are learning to drive, mention it. Depots like to grow assistants into drivers.