Dispatch Assistant (Building Materials)

You'll load and offload trucks at a parcel sorting hub in Midrand so every delivery goes out full and correct. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

The site is in Midrand; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Assemble or place furniture where the customer asks
• Stack returns and empties neatly for the next count
• Load trucks from the load sheet in drop order, last stop first
• Get proof-of-delivery notes signed and stamped at each drop
• Ride with the driver and carry goods into customers' premises
• Strap and secure loads so nothing shifts in transit
• Offload containers by hand, counting cartons as they come off

• Comfortable starting from 04:00 or working late loading shifts
• Willing to travel on routes that return late
• Honest; you will be handling customer goods and cash-on-delivery slips
• Grade 9 or higher and able to read a delivery note
• Able to lift and carry heavy items all day

• Speaking more than one local language for customer drops
• Past work as a driver's assistant

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

• 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.