Work-Force
Applications are warmly invited for a Driver Assistant role based in Saldanha. We welcome candidates from every background across Western Cape who are ready to grow with us.
What This Role Involves
An experienced Driver Assistant is needed to support operations in Saldanha. The role forms part of how the business keeps its logistics jobs portfolio strong in Western Cape.
Expect a structured first ninety days, with onboarding milestones, regular check-ins, and an early focus on getting comfortable with the systems and processes that underpin the Saldanha team.
Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the logistics jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in Saldanha much easier.
The Environment
The environment is operationally driven and physical at times, with shift-based work, strict safety standards and a strong focus on accuracy and on-time delivery.
Crucially, the role is intended to operate under the hiring organisation’s workplace conduct, health and safety policies in Western Cape.
In addition, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.
A Typical Day
Your day kicks off in the yard or at the dock, checking schedules, briefing your team and lining up the day’s priorities. You move between receiving, picking, dispatch and the WMS, keeping a close eye on accuracy and time slots. There are constant conversations — with drivers, controllers, customers and the warehouse floor — and the better you communicate, the smoother things run. By the end of the shift, the racks are tidy, the trucks are out, and the next inbound load is already on its way.
Beyond that, the Saldanha office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.
No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Saldanha.
Your Role
- Receive, verify and put away incoming stock against delivery notes
- Process returns, claims and damaged stock through the agreed workflow
- Coordinate cross-docking and consolidation with inbound and outbound teams
- Prepare daily dispatch and receiving reports for site management
- Operate forklifts and material handling equipment safely
- Investigate stock losses and contribute to shrinkage reduction plans
- Pick, pack and dispatch orders accurately within agreed cut-offs
- Support cycle-count and full inventory takes with the finance team
Who We’re Looking For
- Understanding of inbound, outbound and stock-take processes
- Good communication skills with drivers, suppliers and customers
- Able to perform the essential manual-handling duties safely, with reasonable accommodation where applicable
- Experience using a Warehouse Management System (WMS)
- Matric / National Senior Certificate (Grade 12)
Candidates who meet most of these criteria are welcome to be considered for the role.