Trolley and Parcel Assistant

You'll keep the shelves full and tidy at a neighbourhood supermarket in eMalahleni, so shoppers find what they came for. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

Location: eMalahleni, Mpumalanga. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

What your day looks like

• Pack shelves from the back, rotating older stock to the front (first in, first out)
• Put up price tickets and promotion shelf strips
• Help customers find products and carry heavy items to cars
• Build promotional displays at the ends of aisles
• Weigh, bag and price fruit and vegetables
• Visit several stores on a merchandising route and send photos of shelves
• Face products so labels point forward and gaps are filled

You'll need

• Able to stand and lift cases all shift
• Basic reading and maths for price checks
• Honest, since stock losses are checked closely
• Polite with customers and happy to help

Helpful, not essential

• Previous shelf packing or merchandising work
• Being 18 or older for liquor store roles
• Own transport for route merchandising jobs

On offer

• Staff discount on groceries
• Paid training in store procedures
• Travel allowance on merchandising routes

Applying, step by step

1. Check you meet the must-haves first; recruiters filter on those before anything else.
2. Have the following on hand (clear photos on your phone are fine at first): CV with the days and times you can work, matric results or last school report plus ID document or smart card, with a certified copy.
3. Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
4. Keep your phone on. Shortlisted applicants are contacted by call, SMS or WhatsApp within 6 working days.

Your application joins the How2Apply talent pool for this role, and we put shortlisted people forward to employers hiring in and around eMalahleni.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

How to stand out

• Hand your CV in at the store in person, early in the week, and ask for the store or receiving manager by name.
• If you have ever sold anything, even at a school tuck shop or a family stall, list it. It shows you are comfortable with customers.