Warehouse General Hand (Day Shift) – Entry Level

Pick it right, pack it neat, send it out: that's the job at a pharmaceutical warehouse in Ermelo. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

This post is in Ermelo (Mpumalanga). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

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

• South African ID or a valid work permit
• Clean criminal record (most warehouses run a check)
• You can read product codes and count accurately
• Punctual, with reliable transport home after late shifts
• Grade 10 or higher; matric preferred
• You're fit enough to lift boxes up to 25kg all shift

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

• Chance to be trained on forklift after probation
• Staff canteen with subsidised meals
• Overtime paid at time-and-a-half on weekdays
• 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.
• Say clearly that you can work nights and weekends. Peak-season hiring goes to people who are available.