Checkout Assistant

Pick n Pay Retailers; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Pick n Pay Retailers in South Africa seeks a reliable till cashier to deliver excellent customer service, accurately process purchases, and maintain a clean checkout area. The role requires shift work and strong communication in English.

Requirements include Grade 12 and successful numeracy screening. Applicants should be willing to be flexible, multi-skilled, and develop professionally within a busy retail environment.

Qualifications

• Customer minded; focus on serving shoppers
• Bright communication skills and attentiveness
• Able to handle routine checkout tasks accurately

Responsibilities

• Physically deman ding checkout duties
• Pack items into bags and trolleys to standard
• Maintain clean till area; follow cash-handling procedures
• Provide excellent customer service and respond to queries
• Display urgency to complete tasks efficiently
• Be flexible and multiskilled to meet store needs

Skills

Customer minded

Sense of urgency

Handle routine work

Self development

Flexible & multiskilled

Excellent communication

Shift work

Thorough / accurate

Education

Grade 12

Job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! Responsible for providing excellent customer service at the till point by accurately processing purchases, handling payments, and ensuring a smooth and efficient checkout experience. Maintains a clean and organized till area while upholding all company policies, cash-handling procedures, and customer service standards.

Competencies:

• Customer Minded
• Sense of urgency
• Handle routine work
• Self development - seek opportunities to improve self
• Willing to be flexible and multiskilled
• Excellent Communication skills
• Able to work shifts to meet operational requirements
• Thorough / accurate

Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12
• All applicants will be required to successfully complete the appropriate numeracy screening assessments.
• Must be able to communicate in English
• Able and willing to work shifts to meet operational requirements

Key Responsibilities:

• Physically demanding
• Pack purchased goods into checkout bags and trolleys according to the required standard
• Use of detergents and cleaning materials/chemicals
• Being customer minded by seeing situations through the eyes of the customer and responding positively
• Excellent communication skills by listening attentively, responding appropriately and talking in a clear, understandable manner
• Display a sense of urgency in constantly striving to complete tasks in the shortest possible time
• Perform routine tasks at a constant high standard
• Develop self by constantly looking for opportunities to improve/grow self
• Willing to be flexible and multi-skilled

10 OCT 2026

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