Driver's Assistant (Parcel Routes)

Strong back, sharp eyes on the load sheet: that is what a parcel sorting hub in Roodepoort wants. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

Home base is a parcel sorting hub on the Roodepoort side of Gauteng. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Offload containers by hand, counting cartons as they come off
• Assemble or place furniture where the customer asks
• Ride with the driver and carry goods into customers' premises
• Stack returns and empties neatly for the next count
• Load trucks from the load sheet in drop order, last stop first

• Comfortable starting from 04:00 or working late loading shifts
• Willing to travel on routes that return late
• Friendly with customers at the door
• 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

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

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

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