Offloader (Container Depot) – Fixed-Term

Trucks come in heavy and leave loaded at this furniture retailer warehouse in East London, and you move the stock in between. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

Home base is a furniture retailer warehouse on the East London side of Eastern Cape.

• Offload containers by hand, counting cartons as they come off
• Stack returns and empties neatly for the next count
• Assemble or place furniture where the customer asks
• Ride with the driver and carry goods into customers' premises
• Load trucks from the load sheet in drop order, last stop first
• Sweep the bay and clear shrink-wrap after each loading

• Honest; you will be handling customer goods and cash-on-delivery slips
• Grade 9 or higher and able to read a delivery note
• Comfortable starting from 04:00 or working late loading shifts
• Willing to travel on routes that return late
• No criminal record

• Basic furniture assembly skills
• Speaking more than one local language for customer drops

• Uniform and safety shoes provided
• Meal allowance on long-route days
• Help to get your own licence through the company later
• 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.
• If you are learning to drive, mention it. Depots like to grow assistants into drivers.