Hardware Store Yard Assistant

You'll keep the shelves full and tidy at a hardware and building store in Mbombela, so shoppers find what they came for. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

The site is in Mbombela; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Weigh, bag and price fruit and vegetables
• Pack shelves from the back, rotating older stock to the front (first in, first out)
• Face products so labels point forward and gaps are filled
• Visit several stores on a merchandising route and send photos of shelves
• Build promotional displays at the ends of aisles
• Clean spills fast and put up wet-floor signs
• Check sell-by dates and pull expired stock for the manager

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

• Paid training in store procedures
• Chance to move into till or department roles
• 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.