Offloader (Container Depot)

Trucks come in heavy and leave loaded at this parcel sorting hub in East London, and you move the stock in between. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

Location: East London, Eastern Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Strap and secure loads so nothing shifts in transit
• Guide trucks reversing into the bay with hand signals
• Sweep the bay and clear shrink-wrap after each loading
• Ride with the driver and carry goods into customers' premises
• Load trucks from the load sheet in drop order, last stop first

• Grade 9 or higher and able to read a delivery note
• No criminal record
• 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

• Speaking more than one local language for customer drops
• Basic furniture assembly skills
• A Code 8 or Code 10 licence (a route to becoming a driver)

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

• 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.