250 General Assistant jobs in South Africa

The Building Company

2025/07/04 Gauteng

Job Reference Number: 802804160401

Department: Citiwood

Industry: Logistics

Job Type: Permanent

Positions Available: 1

Salary: Market Related

The main purpose of the job is to ensure the smooth operation of the business unit with regards to General Assistant functions while adhering to the company policies and procedures. These duties will be based on the operational needs of the business unit, and the General Assistant should be able to work in any area of the business unit.

Job Description

• Provide customers and drivers with accurately prepared orders.
• Assist with loading and offloading of vehicles.
• Provide prompt and efficient assistance to customers and suppliers with loading and offloading of their vehicles.
• Ensure yard stock items are neatly packed and accessible.
• Ensure vehicles are clean and loaded safely.
• Assist with workshop/joinery activities.
• Complete Wash Bay activities accurately.
• Keep store shelves, boards, and stock items neatly packed and accessible for customers.
• Uphold and promote the company values and culture.

Job Requirements

• Grade 12
• Product knowledge

Purpose: The purpose of this job is to deliver exceptional customer service in such a manner that external and internal customers are satisfied including delivery and transfer drivers. This is accomplished by offering friendly customer service, ensuring clean and tidy environment and accurate loading of all customers’ products purchased ensuring that the Yard runs efficiently so that no losses of neither stock nor dissatisfied customers occur in order to have customers return to the store increasing sales and profit margins.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Loading customers vehicles, delivery trucks and transfer trucks promptly and accurately
• Ensuring that stock is properly stacked and counted
• Assist with pulling of stock for transfers
• Reporting stock shortages
• Reporting stock breakages
• Up keeping of tidiness and cleaning of area by sweeping and upholding good housekeeping
• Assisting customers with excellent customer service and product knowledge
• Bagging of stone/ sand
• Participating in perpetual stocktakes
• Ensuring housekeeping of work area
• Performing any work related tasks as delegated by your superior

REQUIREMENTS:

Matric or x3 Completed Intercept courses equating to total of 120 credits

1 Year minimum experience in a similar role

Brights Induction (service excellence)

Ability to deliver excellent customer service

Ability to numerically count stock

Able to work independently and as a team player

Be disciplined and motivated

Ability to handle pressure

Ability to communicate effectively (verbal)

Physical fitness and stamina

Kindly note that if you are not contacted within 2 weeks after the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

We are committed to having staff that reflect the diversity of our nation we will conduct our recruitment and appointments in line with the Company’s equity targets and we are committed to improving our positions. The Company reserves the right to make changes to these terms and conditions at any time and for any reason.

• The General Assistant (GA) will be responsible for the following, but not limited to:
• Efficiently offloading all materials from customer bins, crates, trolleys, bakkies, trucks etc.
• Accurately sorting materials/commodities for relocation to stock stations/areas in the yard at all times.
• Ensure that trucks are properly packed and loaded and that no material is compromised or hanging over the truck when required to do so.
• Ensure that all materials are removed from the scale before commencing next transaction at all times.
• Assist with preparing and packing bale bags for stock taking when required to do so.
• Liaise and assist Branch Manager with various ad hoc duties i.e. stock taking etc. when required.
• Identify any stolen or inferior material/commodities to the Branch Manager immediately at all times.

QUALIFYING EXPERIENCE

• A minimum Grade 12 certificate.
• 2-3 years applicable working experience.

QUALIFYING ATTRIBUTES

• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Able to work independently.
• Ability to work under challenging physical and climatic conditions.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to function efficiently in pressurized work situations.
• In good health and physically fit.
• Strong sense of integrity and honesty

The successful applicant will be subject to background checks including credit, criminal and polygraph testing.

Applications:

Applicants are invited to email a detailed CV to Lizel Smit at