Hardware Store Yard Assistant – Permanent

Start in retail here: a wholesale cash-and-carry in Lephalale trains packers who show up and work neat. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

This post is Lephalale-based, with most of your time spent at a wholesale cash-and-carry. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Visit several stores on a merchandising route and send photos of shelves
• Weigh, bag and price fruit and vegetables
• Put up price tickets and promotion shelf strips
• Unpack deliveries in the receiving area and sort by aisle
• Build promotional displays at the ends of aisles
• Check sell-by dates and pull expired stock for the manager

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

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

• Stores fill weekend and night-fill slots first, so write "available weekends and nights" in your CV summary line.
• 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.