Picker Packer

This is a current vacancy. Role: Picker Packer. Location: Sasolburg, Free State. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.

What This Role Involves

An experienced Picker Packer is needed to support operations in Sasolburg. The role forms part of how the business keeps its logistics jobs portfolio strong in 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.

Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the Picker Packer is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in Free State 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 Sasolburg.

What Your Day Looks Like

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.

The Sasolburg 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 Sasolburg.

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

Equal Opportunity

Inclusion is a core part of how the team operates. This is an equal-opportunity employer, and candidates from all communities — including women, youth and persons living with disabilities — are encouraged to apply for this role in Sasolburg.

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

Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Free State.

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.

About Sasolburg

Sasolburg continues to grow as an employment hub in Free State, with in the Welkom gold fields. This role gives you a foothold in one of its busier business communities, with access to the local services, suppliers and partners that keep the work moving.

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 Sasolburg.

Many candidates already living within reach of Sasolburg 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.

If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Sasolburg, Free State.

Why Join Us

Notably, the company invests in the people who join it. From structured onboarding to ongoing skills development, you will find clear paths to grow your career in logistics jobs from your base in Sasolburg. Many colleagues across Free State have moved into senior roles after starting in positions just like this one.

Benefits are clear and consistent. Beyond the package on offer, the role includes the supports you would expect from an established South African employer in Free State.

On top of that, the company reinvests in its people: paid training, internal moves and the chance to take on bigger projects are all part of how careers in Sasolburg keep progressing.

Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Sasolburg teams.

Where You’ll Work

Beyond that, 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.

A respectful, professional environment is the standard in Free State. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.

Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Sasolburg 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.

Key Outputs

• Maintain accurate inventory records on the warehouse management system
• Process returns, claims and damaged stock through the agreed workflow
• Monitor third-party logistics partners against agreed KPIs
• Coordinate cross-docking and consolidation with inbound and outbound teams
• Maintain housekeeping standards in racking, aisles and yard areas
• Ensure full compliance with road traffic, OHS Act and customs requirements
• Investigate stock losses and contribute to shrinkage reduction plans
• Prepare daily dispatch and receiving reports for site management

What You’ll Need

• Experience using a Warehouse Management System (WMS)
• Strong numeracy and accuracy on stock counts and pick lists
• Valid forklift licence for warehouse-based roles
• Physically able to perform manual handling duties safely
• Valid Code 10 or Code 14 driver’s licence with PrDP for driving roles
• Willingness to work in a fast-paced, target-driven environment

Potential is considered alongside experience, so candidates who tick most of these boxes should still be considered.