Work-Force
Step into a Driver Assistant role in Uitenhage and make your mark across Eastern Cape. The team is hiring now and wants to hear from sharp, committed candidates.
About This Position
This Driver Assistant role sits within the logistics jobs function in Uitenhage. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across Eastern 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 Uitenhage team.
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 Uitenhage teams, and the new Driver Assistant will feel that from the first week.
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 Uitenhage much easier.
Why Join Us
The hiring organisation may provide onboarding or skills development for this logistics jobs role in Uitenhage; the available support will be confirmed in the final vacancy details for Eastern Cape.
Career development may be available depending on the role, business needs and the hiring organisation’s policies.
Notably, the role’s development opportunities, training and benefits, if offered, will be set out in the final vacancy details.
Beyond that, the package, working arrangements and any available support will be confirmed by the hiring organisation for this vacancy.
Career Growth
On top of that, career progression for this logistics jobs role in Uitenhage depends on the hiring organisation’s policies, role requirements and business needs in Eastern Cape.
Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Uitenhage have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Eastern Cape.
Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.
Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Uitenhage team member.
Working in Uitenhage
Crucially, the role is based in Uitenhage, close to the East London Industrial Park. Public transport links and parking are within easy reach, making the daily commute manageable for candidates living across Uitenhage and the broader Eastern Cape region.
Candidates should review the listed location, schedule and travel requirements before applying for this role in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape.
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 Uitenhage.
Many candidates already living within reach of Uitenhage cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Eastern Cape economy.
Diversity and Inclusion
Inclusive recruitment is part of the organisation’s employment practices. Applicants are assessed on relevant qualifications, skills and experience for this role in Uitenhage.
Equally, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for Eastern Cape.
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.
In addition, inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Uitenhage.
Key Outputs
- Operate forklifts and material handling equipment safely
- Prepare daily dispatch and receiving reports for site management
- Pick, pack and dispatch orders accurately within agreed cut-offs
- Plan delivery routes to maximise vehicle utilisation and on-time delivery
- Maintain housekeeping standards in racking, aisles and yard areas
- Process returns, claims and damaged stock through the agreed workflow
What You’ll Need
- Good communication skills with drivers, suppliers and customers
- Matric / National Senior Certificate (Grade 12)
- Awareness of OHS Act, traffic regulations and hazardous goods rules
- Able to perform the essential manual-handling duties safely, with reasonable accommodation where applicable
- 2+ years’ experience in warehousing, distribution or logistics
- Understanding of inbound, outbound and stock-take processes
If most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.