Hardware Store Yard Assistant

Start in retail here: a wholesale cash-and-carry in Roodepoort trains packers who show up and work neat. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

You'll report in Roodepoort. Relocation is not covered for this one.

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

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

• Own transport for route merchandising jobs
• Previous shelf packing or merchandising work

• Chance to move into till or department roles
• Travel allowance on merchandising routes
• Paid training in store procedures
• 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.
• Stores fill weekend and night-fill slots first, so write "available weekends and nights" in your CV summary line.