Offloader (Container Depot)

Trucks come in heavy and leave loaded at this furniture retailer warehouse in Khayelitsha, and you move the stock in between. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

The site is in Khayelitsha; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying.

• Ride with the driver and carry goods into customers' premises
• Sweep the bay and clear shrink-wrap after each loading
• Offload containers by hand, counting cartons as they come off
• Guide trucks reversing into the bay with hand signals
• Stack returns and empties neatly for the next count
• Assemble or place furniture where the customer asks

• Grade 9 or higher and able to read a delivery note
• No criminal record
• Able to lift and carry heavy items all day
• Comfortable starting from 04:00 or working late loading shifts

• 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.
• Say what hours you can start. Loading bays often hire the person who can be there at 04:00 without fail.