Hardware Store Yard Assistant

How2Apply Talent Network
Somerset West, Western Cape
Full-time
Posted 2 hours ago
Full-time General Worker
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Job Description

You'll keep the shelves full and tidy at a wholesale cash-and-carry in Somerset West, so shoppers find what they came for. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

Home base is a wholesale cash-and-carry on the Somerset West side of Western Cape. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

What your day looks like

  • Check sell-by dates and pull expired stock for the manager
  • Put up price tickets and promotion shelf strips
  • Help customers find products and carry heavy items to cars
  • 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

You'll need

  • Neat appearance and punctual
  • Grade 10 or matric
  • Able to stand and lift cases all shift
  • Honest, since stock losses are checked closely

Helpful, not essential

  • Previous shelf packing or merchandising work
  • Own transport for route merchandising jobs
  • Some till or cash-handling experience

What you get

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

Applying, step by step

  1. Make sure the role, the hours and working in Somerset West really suit you before you apply.
  2. Keep copies of these ready to send: matric results or last school report plus ID document or smart card, with a certified copy.
  3. Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
  4. If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 9 working days, usually by phone.

How2Apply recruits for this position on behalf of hiring employers around Somerset West; applications go into our talent pool and shortlisted candidates are introduced directly.

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Before you hit apply

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

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Job details
SalaryDiscussed at interview
Job TypeFull-time
LocationSomerset West, Western Cape
CategoryGeneral Worker
Experience1+ years
Posted11 October 2026
Closing Date7 November 2026
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