Offloader (Container Depot)

Delivery days start early in Johannesburg CBD, and a cement and brick yard needs you on the bay before the trucks roll. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

This post is Johannesburg CBD-based, with most of your time spent at a cement and brick yard. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Get proof-of-delivery notes signed and stamped at each drop
• Guide trucks reversing into the bay with hand signals
• Stack returns and empties neatly for the next count
• Check goods received against the delivery note and flag shorts
• Offload containers by hand, counting cartons as they come off
• Strap and secure loads so nothing shifts in transit
• Load trucks from the load sheet in drop order, last stop first

• Comfortable starting from 04:00 or working late loading shifts
• Able to lift and carry heavy items all day
• Friendly with customers at the door
• Honest; you will be handling customer goods and cash-on-delivery slips

• 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
• Route-completion incentives in busy months
• Meal allowance on long-route days

• 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.