Hardware Store Yard Assistant

Start in retail here: a township shopping centre store in Randburg trains packers who show up and work neat. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

The site is in Randburg; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying.

• Collect trolleys from the parking lot
• Put up price tickets and promotion shelf strips
• Help customers find products and carry heavy items to cars
• Weigh, bag and price fruit and vegetables
• Check sell-by dates and pull expired stock for the manager
• Unpack deliveries in the receiving area and sort by aisle

• Honest, since stock losses are checked closely
• Neat appearance and punctual
• Available for weekends, month-end and public holidays
• Basic reading and maths for price checks

• Being 18 or older for liquor store roles
• Some till or cash-handling experience

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

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