Driver Assistant

Looking for your next move as a Driver Assistant in Welkom? A role has just opened that gives you real responsibility and a clear path forward in Free State.

About the Opportunity

This Driver Assistant role has been briefed against a clear set of outcomes for Welkom. The successful candidate will work alongside an established team and will be expected to contribute meaningfully to the logistics jobs pipeline across Free State.

Day-to-day, the role balances focused delivery with the kind of collaboration that keeps things moving. The successful candidate is trusted to make sensible decisions inside the agreed scope, with line-management support whenever a sounding board is useful.

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 Welkom much easier.

Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Welkom teams, and the new Driver Assistant will feel that from the first week.

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 Welkom.

Career Growth

Career progression for this logistics jobs role in Welkom depends on the hiring organisation’s policies, role requirements and business needs in Free State.

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

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

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

Why This Role

Few roles let you see the impact of your work as quickly as this one. Every shift, project and decision in Welkom contributes to real outcomes for clients and colleagues across the logistics jobs space in Free State.

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

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

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

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.

Crucially, the Welkom 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.

Beyond that, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Free State operations throw up the unexpected.

No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Welkom.

Working in Welkom

Working in Welkom means a place along the N1 central corridor, with a steady flow of activity and a strong local economy. The team has built solid relationships across the Free State region, and the Welkom office benefits from those long-standing connections.

Candidates should review the listed location, schedule and travel requirements before applying for this role in Welkom, Free State.

Many candidates already living within reach of Welkom cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Free State economy.

Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around Welkom.

Diversity and Inclusion

In addition, the organisation supports a respectful workplace. Applications are welcome from suitably qualified candidates across Free State, 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 Welkom.

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.

Notably, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for Free State.

Your Team

You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the logistics jobs side of the business inside out. The Welkom group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.

Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.

Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.

Importantly, the team structure and working relationships for this role in Welkom will be explained during the hiring process.

Your Workplace

Equally, 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.

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

Practically speaking, the role is intended to operate under the hiring organisation’s workplace conduct, health and safety policies in Free State.

Equally, 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.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Prepare daily dispatch and receiving reports for site management
• Pick, pack and dispatch orders accurately within agreed cut-offs
• Liaise with transporters, drivers and customers on dispatch schedules
• Investigate stock losses and contribute to shrinkage reduction plans
• Receive, verify and put away incoming stock against delivery notes
• Support cycle-count and full inventory takes with the finance team
• Conduct daily, weekly and monthly stock counts and investigate variances

Essential Criteria

• Ability to work shifts, including night shifts and weekends
• Computer literacy in MS Office and basic ERP modules
• Matric / National Senior Certificate (Grade 12)
• Awareness of OHS Act, traffic regulations and hazardous goods rules
• Valid Code 10 or Code 14 driver’s licence with PrDP for driving roles
• Relevant logistics, supply chain or warehousing qualification (preferred)
• Strong numeracy and accuracy on stock counts and pick lists

Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.