Dispatch Assistant (Building Materials)

You'll load and offload trucks at a container unpacking yard in Benoni so every delivery goes out full and correct. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

You'll be based at a container unpacking yard in Benoni. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Get proof-of-delivery notes signed and stamped at each drop
• Offload containers by hand, counting cartons as they come off
• Stack returns and empties neatly for the next count
• Strap and secure loads so nothing shifts in transit
• Assemble or place furniture where the customer asks

• Able to lift and carry heavy items all day
• Grade 9 or higher and able to read a delivery note
• Honest; you will be handling customer goods and cash-on-delivery slips
• Friendly with customers at the door
• Comfortable starting from 04:00 or working late loading shifts

• Meal allowance on long-route days
• Route-completion incentives in busy months
• Uniform and safety shoes provided

• Say what hours you can start. Loading bays often hire the person who can be there at 04:00 without fail.
• If you are learning to drive, mention it. Depots like to grow assistants into drivers.