Hardware Store Yard Assistant

Start in retail here: a township shopping centre store in Bellville trains packers who show up and work neat. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

Location: Bellville, Western Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Check sell-by dates and pull expired stock for the manager
• Help customers find products and carry heavy items to cars
• Clean spills fast and put up wet-floor signs
• Collect trolleys from the parking lot
• Weigh, bag and price fruit and vegetables

• Honest, since stock losses are checked closely
• Basic reading and maths for price checks
• Grade 10 or matric
• Available for weekends, month-end and public holidays
• Polite with customers and happy to help

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

• 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.