Receiving Clerk Assistant (Goods Inwards)

Trucks come in heavy and leave loaded at this furniture retailer warehouse in Pinetown, and you move the stock in between. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

The work is in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Offload containers by hand, counting cartons as they come off
• Load trucks from the load sheet in drop order, last stop first
• Guide trucks reversing into the bay with hand signals
• Get proof-of-delivery notes signed and stamped at each drop
• Ride with the driver and carry goods into customers' premises
• Assemble or place furniture where the customer asks

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

• Past work as a driver's assistant
• A Code 8 or Code 10 licence (a route to becoming a driver)
• Basic furniture assembly skills

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

• If you are learning to drive, mention it. Depots like to grow assistants into drivers.
• Keep your CV to one page with your phone number big and clear. Depot managers phone, they seldom email.