Driver

Step into a Driver role in Barberton and make your mark across Mpumalanga. The team is hiring now and wants to hear from sharp, committed candidates.

What This Role Involves

The organisation is investing in its Barberton operation, and this Driver position reflects that commitment. The successful candidate will work across the logistics jobs function and contribute to the wider Mpumalanga business.

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 Barberton team.

Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the Driver is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in Mpumalanga is consistently high and consistently fair.

Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the logistics jobs group in Barberton.

Where You’ll Work

Practically speaking, 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.

Beyond that, the role is intended to operate under the hiring organisation’s workplace conduct, health and safety policies in Mpumalanga.

Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Barberton site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.

Beyond that, 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.

Your Future Here

This role can grow with you. Strong performers in the logistics jobs team in Barberton have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.

Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Barberton have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Mpumalanga.

Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Barberton team member.

Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.

Why Join Us

Beyond that, the hiring organisation may provide onboarding or skills development for this logistics jobs role in Barberton; the available support will be confirmed in the final vacancy details for Mpumalanga.

Importantly, the package, working arrangements and any available support will be confirmed by the hiring organisation for this vacancy.

Equally, the role’s development opportunities, training and benefits, if offered, will be set out in the final vacancy details.

Career development may be available depending on the role, business needs and the hiring organisation’s policies.

Equal Opportunity

Beyond that, the organisation supports a respectful workplace. Applications are welcome from suitably qualified candidates across Mpumalanga, and recruitment is intended to be fair and transparent.

Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Barberton.

On top of that, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for Mpumalanga.

B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.

Your Role

• Liaise with transporters, drivers and customers on dispatch schedules
• Maintain accurate inventory records on the warehouse management system
• Process returns, claims and damaged stock through the agreed workflow
• Operate forklifts and material handling equipment safely
• Pick, pack and dispatch orders accurately within agreed cut-offs
• Receive, verify and put away incoming stock against delivery notes
• Conduct daily, weekly and monthly stock counts and investigate variances

Essential Criteria

• Experience using a Warehouse Management System (WMS)
• Good communication skills with drivers, suppliers and customers
• Ability to work shifts, including night shifts and weekends
• Able to perform the essential manual-handling duties safely, with reasonable accommodation where applicable
• Understanding of inbound, outbound and stock-take processes
• Awareness of OHS Act, traffic regulations and hazardous goods rules

Candidates who meet most of these criteria are welcome to be considered for the role.