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Offloader (Container Depot) – Permanent

How2Apply Talent Network

Bloemfontein, Free State

Full-time

Posted 3 hours ago

Full-time General Worker

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Job Description

Delivery days start early in Bloemfontein, and a cement and brick yard needs you on the bay before the trucks roll. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

Home base is a cement and brick yard on the Bloemfontein side of Free State.

What your day looks like

Ride with the driver and carry goods into customers' premises
Check goods received against the delivery note and flag shorts
Assemble or place furniture where the customer asks
Strap and secure loads so nothing shifts in transit
Load trucks from the load sheet in drop order, last stop first
Offload containers by hand, counting cartons as they come off
Stack returns and empties neatly for the next count

You'll need

Willing to travel on routes that return late
Honest; you will be handling customer goods and cash-on-delivery slips
Able to lift and carry heavy items all day
No criminal record

Extra points for

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

What's in it for you

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

How to apply

Check you meet the must-haves first; recruiters filter on those before anything else.
Have the following on hand (clear photos on your phone are fine at first): CV noting any loading, moving or delivery work, police clearance if you already have one plus clear copy of your ID with a certification stamp.
Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
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 Bloemfontein; applications go into our talent pool and shortlisted candidates are introduced directly.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

Before you hit apply

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