Dispatch Assistant (Building Materials)

Trucks come in heavy and leave loaded at this container unpacking yard in Pietermaritzburg, and you move the stock in between. 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 Pietermaritzburg. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. You'll start with a short induction before working on your own.

• Check goods received against the delivery note and flag shorts
• Strap and secure loads so nothing shifts in transit
• Get proof-of-delivery notes signed and stamped at each drop
• Sweep the bay and clear shrink-wrap after each loading
• Stack returns and empties neatly for the next count
• Offload containers by hand, counting cartons as they come off

• Friendly with customers at the door
• Grade 9 or higher and able to read a delivery note
• No criminal record
• Comfortable starting from 04:00 or working late loading shifts
• Able to lift and carry heavy items all day
• Willing to travel on routes that return late

• A Code 8 or Code 10 licence (a route to becoming a driver)
• Past work as a driver's assistant

• Uniform and safety shoes provided
• Route-completion incentives in busy months
• Help to get your own licence through the company later

• Say what hours you can start. Loading bays often hire the person who can be there at 04:00 without fail.
• Keep your CV to one page with your phone number big and clear. Depot managers phone, they seldom email.