Hardware Store Yard Assistant

Shoppers in eMalahleni judge a wholesale cash-and-carry by its shelves, and that is where you come in. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

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

• Face products so labels point forward and gaps are filled
• Weigh, bag and price fruit and vegetables
• Visit several stores on a merchandising route and send photos of shelves
• Help customers find products and carry heavy items to cars
• Build promotional displays at the ends of aisles
• Pack shelves from the back, rotating older stock to the front (first in, first out)
• Clean spills fast and put up wet-floor signs

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

• Previous shelf packing or merchandising work
• Being 18 or older for liquor store roles
• Own transport for route merchandising jobs

• Paid training in store procedures
• Staff discount on groceries
• Chance to move into till or department roles

• Stores fill weekend and night-fill slots first, so write "available weekends and nights" in your CV summary line.
• Hand your CV in at the store in person, early in the week, and ask for the store or receiving manager by name.