Shelf Packer (Supermarket, Weekend Shift)

Start in retail here: a township shopping centre store in East London trains packers who show up and work neat. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

The work is in East London, Eastern Cape, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Build promotional displays at the ends of aisles
• Unpack deliveries in the receiving area and sort by aisle
• Weigh, bag and price fruit and vegetables
• Clean spills fast and put up wet-floor signs
• Check sell-by dates and pull expired stock for the manager
• Pack shelves from the back, rotating older stock to the front (first in, first out)
• Help customers find products and carry heavy items to cars

• Basic reading and maths for price checks
• Neat appearance and punctual
• Honest, since stock losses are checked closely
• Grade 10 or matric
• Polite with customers and happy to help

• Being 18 or older for liquor store roles
• Previous shelf packing or merchandising work
• Own transport for route merchandising jobs

• Chance to move into till or department roles
• Staff discount on groceries
• Paid training in store procedures
• Travel allowance on merchandising routes

• If you have ever sold anything, even at a school tuck shop or a family stall, list it. It shows you are comfortable with customers.
• Stores fill weekend and night-fill slots first, so write "available weekends and nights" in your CV summary line.