Driver's Assistant (Parcel Routes)

Trucks come in heavy and leave loaded at this furniture retailer warehouse in Stellenbosch, and you move the stock in between. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

This post is Stellenbosch-based, with most of your time spent at a furniture retailer warehouse.

• Check goods received against the delivery note and flag shorts
• Guide trucks reversing into the bay with hand signals
• Get proof-of-delivery notes signed and stamped at each drop
• Offload containers by hand, counting cartons as they come off
• Ride with the driver and carry goods into customers' premises
• Assemble or place furniture where the customer asks
• Strap and secure loads so nothing shifts in transit

• Honest; you will be handling customer goods and cash-on-delivery slips
• 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
• No criminal record

• Basic furniture assembly skills
• Speaking more than one local language for customer drops

• Help to get your own licence through the company later
• Uniform and safety shoes provided
• Meal allowance on long-route days

• 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.