Hardware Store Yard Assistant – Fixed-Term

Start in retail here: a township shopping centre store in Benoni 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.

This post is in Benoni (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Unpack deliveries in the receiving area and sort by aisle
• Pack shelves from the back, rotating older stock to the front (first in, first out)
• Visit several stores on a merchandising route and send photos of shelves
• Face products so labels point forward and gaps are filled
• Build promotional displays at the ends of aisles
• Check sell-by dates and pull expired stock for the manager
• Put up price tickets and promotion shelf strips

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

• Chance to move into till or department roles
• Travel allowance on merchandising routes
• Staff discount on groceries

• Hand your CV in at the store in person, early in the week, and ask for the store or receiving manager by name.
• 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.