Shelf Packer (Supermarket, Weekend Shift)

Start in retail here: a hardware and building store in Pinetown trains packers who show up and work neat. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

You'll be based at a hardware and building store in Pinetown. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Collect trolleys from the parking lot
• Put up price tickets and promotion shelf strips
• Unpack deliveries in the receiving area and sort by aisle
• Visit several stores on a merchandising route and send photos of shelves
• Check sell-by dates and pull expired stock for the manager
• Help customers find products and carry heavy items to cars
• Face products so labels point forward and gaps are filled

• Grade 10 or matric
• Basic reading and maths for price checks
• Available for weekends, month-end and public holidays
• Neat appearance and punctual

• Being 18 or older for liquor store roles
• Own transport for route merchandising jobs

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

• Stores fill weekend and night-fill slots first, so write "available weekends and nights" in your CV summary line.
• 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.