Dispatch Assistant (Building Materials)

You'll load and offload trucks at a cement and brick yard in Umhlanga so every delivery goes out full and correct. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

Location: Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Guide trucks reversing into the bay with hand signals
• Offload containers by hand, counting cartons as they come off
• Load trucks from the load sheet in drop order, last stop first
• Stack returns and empties neatly for the next count
• Ride with the driver and carry goods into customers' premises
• Check goods received against the delivery note and flag shorts

• Able to lift and carry heavy items all day
• Friendly with customers at the door
• Willing to travel on routes that return late
• Comfortable starting from 04:00 or working late loading shifts

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

• Meal allowance on long-route days
• Uniform and safety shoes provided
• 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.