Voice-Picking Warehouse Assistant

Pick it right, pack it neat, send it out: that's the job at a pharmaceutical warehouse in Paarl. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

The work is in Paarl, Western Cape, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Stack finished orders on pallets and stretch-wrap them tight
• Move pallets with a hand pallet jack to the dispatch lane
• Replenish empty pick faces from overstock racking
• Label boxes with the correct waybill and route sticker
• Pack cartons, add fillers and seal them with tape guns
• Keep aisles clear of plastic, cardboard and loose pallets

• Clean criminal record (most warehouses run a check)
• Happy to work shifts, weekends and public holidays in peak season
• Willing to wear safety boots, a reflector vest and gloves
• You're fit enough to lift boxes up to 25kg all shift
• You can read product codes and count accurately
• Grade 10 or higher; matric preferred

• Previous picking experience with a handheld RF scanner
• Basic computer skills for capturing counts
• Living within walking or taxi distance of the warehouse

• Staff canteen with subsidised meals
• Overtime paid at time-and-a-half on weekdays
• Safety boots, overalls and freezer jackets supplied
• Permanent appointment for reliable temps after peak season

• Put your cellphone number and the area you live in at the very top of your CV. Warehouse recruiters phone fast and hire people close by.
• Arrive for the interview in closed shoes. Some warehouses walk you through the floor straight away.