Loading Bay Hand (Beverage Depot)

Trucks come in heavy and leave loaded at this beverage depot in Hammarsdale, and you move the stock in between. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

Location: Hammarsdale, KwaZulu-Natal. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Get proof-of-delivery notes signed and stamped at each drop
• Load trucks from the load sheet in drop order, last stop first
• Stack returns and empties neatly for the next count
• Ride with the driver and carry goods into customers' premises
• Guide trucks reversing into the bay with hand signals
• Assemble or place furniture where the customer asks
• Strap and secure loads so nothing shifts in transit

• Friendly with customers at the door
• Able to lift and carry heavy items all day
• Honest; you will be handling customer goods and cash-on-delivery slips
• Comfortable starting from 04:00 or working late loading shifts
• Grade 9 or higher and able to read a delivery note
• No criminal record

• Basic furniture assembly skills
• A Code 8 or Code 10 licence (a route to becoming a driver)
• Past work as a driver's assistant

• Route-completion incentives in busy months
• Meal allowance on long-route days
• Help to get your own licence through the company later

• Say what hours you can start. Loading bays often hire the person who can be there at 04:00 without fail.
• Keep your CV to one page with your phone number big and clear. Depot managers phone, they seldom email.