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Hardware Store Yard Assistant

How2Apply Talent Network

Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal

Full-time

Posted 1 hour ago

Full-time General Worker

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Job Description

Start in retail here: a wholesale cash-and-carry in Umlazi trains packers who show up and work neat. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

Home base is a wholesale cash-and-carry on the Umlazi side of KwaZulu-Natal.

What your day looks like

Clean spills fast and put up wet-floor signs
Put up price tickets and promotion shelf strips
Face products so labels point forward and gaps are filled
Weigh, bag and price fruit and vegetables
Check sell-by dates and pull expired stock for the manager
Visit several stores on a merchandising route and send photos of shelves
Unpack deliveries in the receiving area and sort by aisle

Must-haves

Able to stand and lift cases all shift
Basic reading and maths for price checks
Neat appearance and punctual
Polite with customers and happy to help
Grade 10 or matric
Honest, since stock losses are checked closely

Helpful, not essential

Previous shelf packing or merchandising work
Being 18 or older for liquor store roles
Own transport for route merchandising jobs

What you get

Chance to move into till or department roles
Travel allowance on merchandising routes
Staff discount on groceries

Applying, step by step

Make sure the role, the hours and working in Umlazi really suit you before you apply.
Get these ready, because shortlisted people are asked for them straight away: matric results or last school report plus CV with the days and times you can work.
Send your details with the form below. Add one or two lines about similar work you've done.
Watch for a call or WhatsApp from How2Apply over the next 9 working days.

Your application joins the How2Apply talent pool for this role, and we put shortlisted people forward to employers hiring in and around Umlazi.

How2Apply never charges you to apply, for training, for uniforms or for a "placement fee". If anyone asks you for money, it is a scam.

Before you hit apply

Stores fill weekend and night-fill slots first, so write "available weekends and nights" in your CV summary line.
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.