Warehouse Assistant

Job Summary

Responsibilities

Include but are not limited to the following. Other duties may be assigned as needed to meet business needs.

General Warehouse Duties

Perform any function that may reasonably be required from time to time by the Warehouse Supervisor or the Field Support Supervisor.

Ensure the warehouse area is kept tidy at all times.

Alternate between the warehouses (Mbeya Dar es Salaam and Dodoma) as operational needs require.

Log into the telephone system daily so that Warehouse can be reached by Field Support and by Product Supply.

Recommend improved procedures to the Warehouse Supervisor where practical improvements are identified.

Assist with the re-packing of goods within the warehouse including damage-out batch corrections and pack-size changes.

Take responsibility for receiving picking packing checking and dispatching of goods in accordance with the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Ensure the correct shipping of all goods both to Africa Distribution Centres and on export shipments.

Re-pack pallets to meet shipment requirements (weight dimensions and load stability).

Off-load and load containers and trucks arriving at or departing from the warehouse.

Assist in the monthly stock-take cycle counts and in any daily cycle counts as required.

Assist with scanning of invoices from Accepted to Pending Inventory to Shipped status ensuring accuracy and timely completion of all invoices that enters the Warehouse environment.

Assist with arranging and filing of invoices.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The physical demands and the work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to talk stand walk kneel bend pull feel reach grasp crawl hear and/or climb stairs.

The employee is required to have the ability to safely lift or carry up to 20 kilograms on a repeated basis in the course of a working day.

The employee must be able to work at height (racking and picking positions up to and above 12 metres) when required using approved equipment and safety gear.

Specific vision abilities required include close vision distance vision peripheral vision and depth perception.

The noise levels in the warehouse environment are typically moderate to high; hearing protection to be worn where indicated.

Education and Experience

Minimum Grade 12 (secondary school completion) essential.

Able to count accurately and to determine quantities on pallets and in cartons essential.

Licence for the Counterbalance Forklift Turret (man-up) Forklift and Pallet Jack highly desirable (training may be provided to strong candidates without existing licences subject to Company policy).

Able to work at heights of 12 metres and above essential.

Previous warehouse or distribution-centre experience advantageous.

Good command of English verbal and written essential.

Kiswahili working knowledge advantageous.