Merchandiser (Grocery Rep Route)

Start in retail here: a wholesale cash-and-carry in Durban Central 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.

You'll report in Durban Central. Relocation is not covered for this one. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Collect trolleys from the parking lot
• Clean spills fast and put up wet-floor signs
• Put up price tickets and promotion shelf strips
• Pack shelves from the back, rotating older stock to the front (first in, first out)
• Weigh, bag and price fruit and vegetables

• Basic reading and maths for price checks
• Polite with customers and happy to help
• Honest, since stock losses are checked closely
• Able to stand and lift cases all shift
• Available for weekends, month-end and public holidays

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

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

• 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.