Warehouse Assistant - Brackenfell

Our client is situated in Brakenfell. Only Cape Town candidates will be considered.

The purpose of a Warehouse Assistant is to receive check put away count pick and dispatch boxed goods of Aluminum Hardware for speedy delivery to customers.

Responsibilities relating to Warehousing

• Accurate picking packing and dispatching
  
• Preparation of transport documentation
  
• All electronic and other warehouse equipment to be maintained cleaned and kept in working order
  
• Receiving stock and accurate checking of stock from Suppliers
  
• Ensure orders are dispatched efficiently
  
• Assisting counter customers with accuracy and speed
  
• Housekeeping Monitor of Warehouse shelves to ensure neat and tidiness at all times
  
• Stock from Suppliers and Pretoria branch to be checked and shelved with accuracy and speed
  
  House Keeping
  

Clean bay regularly

Ensure that shelves are neat and clean

All stock to have labels

Stock Take

• Monthly Stock take done with accuracy (No assumptions tolerated Boxes to be opened to ensure accuracy when counting)
  
• Stock take Target 2% Line variance and 0.015% Value variance
  
• Monthly stock take preparations carried out as per head office regulations
  
• Daily cycle counts done with accuracy and target for the week to be met
  
• *** Target 7 lines each day 35 lines per week per warehouse team member
  

Administration

• Ensure Supplier and Interbranch documentation is sent to Office Manager for filing
  
• Compliance to and enforcing all policies and procedures within area of responsibility
  

Stock Management

• Accurate counting of stock at all times
  
• Shelving of Stock in logical neat and tidy manner according to set layout of the Warehouse as discussed with the Manager
  
• Work with Manager in the identification and management of slow moving stock.
  
• Ensure FIFO method applied on all stock.
  

• Adherence to health and safety procedures at all times (Shelving of stock Wearing of Personal Protective Equipment)
  
• Assisting with adhoc duties as per request from Management
  
• Ensure sound communications with all internal and external customers (Staff & Clients)
  
• Responsible for raising any circumstances/issues that will influence the management of the warehouse.
  
• Sense of urgency
  
• Attention to detail
  
• Excellent communication skills verbal and written
  
• Able to follow instructions
  
• Honest and reliable
  
• Problemsolving
  
• Be able to recognize and report mistakes
  
• Deadline orientated
  
• Thorough and meticulous
  
• Energetic and willing
  
• Team player
  

Requirements

• Matric or equivalent
  
• Robust Product knowledge an advantage
  
• Problemsolving
  
• Experience with stock within a warehouse
  
• Experience with stock takes
  
• Be able to recognize mistakes
  
• Be able to follow instructions
  
• Pick and pack stock correctly
  
• Physically capable of moving around and lifting at least 25Kgs
  
• Be able to operate a forklift and have a forklift driver s license advantage
  
• Computer literacy basic level
  
• Be able to train new warehouse assistants
  
• Comprehend customer expectations and the costs and effects of failure to deliver on promises.
  
• Cooperate and communicate with other team members
  
• Dexterity
  
• Equipment Usage
  
• Fitness
  
• Flexibility and Mobility
  
• Organization
  
• Selfmotivation
  
• Speed and Precision
  
• Be able to work within a team.
  
  

Benefits

• 15 days leave during December shut down
  
• Monday to Thursday 08h00 16h30 ; Fridays 08.00 to 15h30
  
• Health 4 me day to day medical individual benefit funded by company
  
• Old Mutual Pension Fund 3% company contribution
  
• Old Mutual death benefit funded by company