Assistant Scrap Metal Yard / Branch Manager: Montague Gardens Branch

SA Metal Group (Pty) Ltd; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A metal recycling company in Cape Town is seeking an experienced Assistant Branch Manager to support the Branch Manager in operations. The role entails managing a team, ensuring compliance with regulations, and maintaining customer satisfaction. Candidates should possess a minimum Grade 12 certificate, at least 3-5 years of managerial experience, and proficiency in Microsoft tools. Benefits include provident fund, medical aid, and paid leave days.

Benefits

Provident fund

Medical aid

Life cover at 4 x annual salary

Funeral cover

15 x paid leave days per annum

Long service leave after five years of employment

Qualifications

• At least 3-5 years applicable managerial experience.
• Valid driver’s license and own reliable transport.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring all operational processes and procedures are strictly followed.
• Maintaining good customer relations and ensuring customer satisfaction.
• Leading and supervising a team to achieve operational requirements.

Skills

Computer proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook

Good numeracy skills

Good communication skills

Fluent in English

Ability to work quickly and under pressure

Strong sense of integrity

Education

Minimum Grade 12 or equivalent

Job description

The Assistant Branch Manager focuses on assisting and supporting the Branch Manager with the planning and managing of the branch’s operations and staff.

The Assistant Branch Manager, with the guidance of the Branch Manager, is responsible for leading a team to ensure that operational requirements are met. Compliance with the Second-Hand Goods Act, maintaining good customer relations, and acting with integrity are crucial for this role. The Assistant Branch Manager must be able to manage the branch on his / her own if necessary.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Ensuring all operational processes and procedures are strictly followed
• Maintain good customer relations and ensuring customer satisfaction
• Ensuring that the scrap metal is purchased at the correct grade
• Ensuring records are updated and reconciled accurately for all items purchased and dispatched
• Ensuring Company policies and procedures, and health & safety regulations are adhered to
• Lead and supervise a team in order to achieve operational requirements
• Motivating staff on a continuous basis.
• Ensuring that assistants thoroughly inspect scrap to be purchased
• Ensuring that the requirements of the Second-hand Goods Act are complied with when buying scrap by accurately recording all information required under the Act
• Following clear and reasonable instructions from managers

Applicants must have the following qualifying criteria:

• Minimum Grade 12 or equivalent
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Good numeracy skills
• Good communication skills
• Fluent in English
• Ability to work quickly and under pressure
• At least 3-5 years applicable managerial experience
• Valid driver’s license and own reliable transport

Qualifying Attributes:

• Self-motivated, accurate, goal orientated and attention to detail.
• Eager to learn and develop.
• Able to analyse and implement verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to multi-task and manage a demanding workload in a pressurised environment.
• Ability to work independently and within a team.
• Ability to meet deadlines and deliver results (time management).
• Strong sense of integrity.

Job title: Assistant Branch Manager

Reporting to: Operations Manager & Branch Manager

Job type: Permanent position

Benefits include:

• Provident fund
• Medical aid
• Life cover at 4 x annual salary
• Funeral cover
• 15 x paid leave days per annum
• Long service leave after five years of employment

Standard hours

07h30–17h00: Monday – Thursday

07h30–16h00: Friday

May be required to work overtime as per operational requirements

External candidates are encouraged to apply for this vacancy on www.sametal.co.za/careers/ by no later than Monday, 03 November 2025.

We regret that it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful applicants. Applicants who have not been contacted within fourteen (14) days from the date of their submission should consider their application unsuccessful.

Please note that the successful candidate will receive a formal, written offer of employment after all applicable pre-employment checks have been completed. This offer will only be valid if it is signed by a company representative authorised to make such an offer. Representations made on behalf of the company in any other form do not constitute valid offers of employment and should not be construed as such.