Offloader (Container Depot)

Trucks come in heavy and leave loaded at this cement and brick yard in Polokwane, and you move the stock in between. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

This post is in Polokwane (Limpopo). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Guide trucks reversing into the bay with hand signals
• Assemble or place furniture where the customer asks
• Sweep the bay and clear shrink-wrap after each loading
• Load trucks from the load sheet in drop order, last stop first
• Ride with the driver and carry goods into customers' premises

• Honest; you will be handling customer goods and cash-on-delivery slips
• Comfortable starting from 04:00 or working late loading shifts
• No criminal record
• Grade 9 or higher and able to read a delivery note
• Able to lift and carry heavy items all day
• Friendly with customers at the door

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

• Help to get your own licence through the company later
• Uniform and safety shoes provided
• 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.