Voice-Picking Warehouse Assistant

Pick it right, pack it neat, send it out: that's the job at a frozen-food distribution centre in Mthatha. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

This post is in Mthatha (Eastern Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Replenish empty pick faces from overstock racking
• Scan every item so the system shows the right stock count
• Move pallets with a hand pallet jack to the dispatch lane
• Pick orders from pick slips or a handheld scanner, bin by bin
• Pack cartons, add fillers and seal them with tape guns
• Label boxes with the correct waybill and route sticker

• Willing to wear safety boots, a reflector vest and gloves
• Happy to work shifts, weekends and public holidays in peak season
• Clean criminal record (most warehouses run a check)
• Punctual, with reliable transport home after late shifts

• Living within walking or taxi distance of the warehouse
• Experience in a cold-chain or freezer environment
• Previous picking experience with a handheld RF scanner

• Safety boots, overalls and freezer jackets supplied
• Staff canteen with subsidised meals
• Chance to be trained on forklift after probation
• Permanent appointment for reliable temps after peak season

• If you have done any stock counts, packing or even shelf work before, list it first. It shows you already know how to handle stock.
• Arrive for the interview in closed shoes. Some warehouses walk you through the floor straight away.