Hardware Store Yard Assistant

You'll keep the shelves full and tidy at a neighbourhood supermarket in Pietermaritzburg, so shoppers find what they came for. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

The site is in Pietermaritzburg; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

• Clean spills fast and put up wet-floor signs
• Pack shelves from the back, rotating older stock to the front (first in, first out)
• Collect trolleys from the parking lot
• Put up price tickets and promotion shelf strips
• Weigh, bag and price fruit and vegetables
• Visit several stores on a merchandising route and send photos of shelves

• Basic reading and maths for price checks
• Grade 10 or matric
• Able to stand and lift cases all shift
• Honest, since stock losses are checked closely

• Previous shelf packing or merchandising work
• Being 18 or older for liquor store roles

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

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