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Fresh Produce Packer – Permanent

How2Apply Talent Network

Soweto, Gauteng

Full-time

Posted 59 min ago

Full-time General Worker

R5 000 – R6 250/month

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Job Description

Start in retail here: a neighbourhood supermarket in Soweto trains packers who show up and work neat. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

You'll report in Soweto. Relocation is not covered for this one. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

The work, day to day

Pack shelves from the back, rotating older stock to the front (first in, first out)
Weigh, bag and price fruit and vegetables
Collect trolleys from the parking lot
Visit several stores on a merchandising route and send photos of shelves
Unpack deliveries in the receiving area and sort by aisle
Put up price tickets and promotion shelf strips

What you need

Basic reading and maths for price checks
Honest, since stock losses are checked closely
Polite with customers and happy to help
Able to stand and lift cases all shift
Neat appearance and punctual
Available for weekends, month-end and public holidays

Nice if you have

Previous shelf packing or merchandising work
Being 18 or older for liquor store roles
Some till or cash-handling experience

What's in it for you

Staff discount on groceries
Chance to move into till or department roles
Paid training in store procedures
Travel allowance on merchandising routes

Applying, step by step

Make sure the role, the hours and working in Soweto really suit you before you apply.
Get these ready, because shortlisted people are asked for them straight away: matric results or last school report, CV with the days and times you can work plus ID document or smart card, with a certified copy.
Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 6 working days, usually by phone.

Your application joins the How2Apply talent pool for this role, and we put shortlisted people forward to employers hiring in and around Soweto.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

Before you hit apply

If you have ever sold anything, even at a school tuck shop or a family stall, list it. It shows you are comfortable with customers.
Hand your CV in at the store in person, early in the week, and ask for the store or receiving manager by name.