Engineering Stores Assistant

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

Job summary

A leading metal solutions company in Cape Town is seeking a dedicated Stores Assistant. This role involves managing stock deliveries and ensuring that inventory tasks are efficiently completed. Responsibilities include assisting with daily stock orders and maintaining accurate inventory levels. Ideal candidates will hold a Grade 12 certificate, have experience in a Stores environment, and be bilingual in English and Afrikaans. This position offers a permanent role with standard hours, in addition to several benefits including a provident fund and paid leave.

Benefits

Provident fund

Life cover

Funeral cover

15 x paid leave days per annum

Long service leave after five years of employment

Qualifications

• Experience in a Stores environment.
• Bilingual in English and Afrikaans; Xhosa is a plus.
• Be prepared to work after-hours and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all daily store tasks are completed on time.
• Assist with processing daily stock orders.
• Conduct inventory cycle counts when required.

Skills

Ability to work under pressure without supervision

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

High administration skills

Deadline driven

Dedicated team player

Fully bilingual in English and Afrikaans

Education

Grade 12 preferably with Mathematics

Tools

Forklift licence

Job description

A Stores Assistant is an internal customer position within the Engineering department. The Stores Assistant will ensure all internal requests are issued timeously. The Stores Assistant will off load all incoming material and store items in a designated area safely and correctly. His/ her tasks will include but are not limited to:

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Ensure all daily store tasks are completed on time
• Assist with processing daily stock orders
• Assist with conducting inventory stock take when required
• Do inventory cycle counts
• Off-loading of all incoming material
• Offloading of stock deliveries by suppliers
• Checking of deliveries against delivery notes
• Receiving of deliveries
• Maintain minimum and maximum stock quantities
• Issue cylinder gas when required
• Issue requested inventory to various departments
• Take morning stock level of various stock items
• Adhere to Health and Safety regulations
• General Housekeeping
• Any other stores related duties as requested

Applicants must have the following qualifying criteria:

• Grade 12 preferably with Mathematics
• Experience in a Stores environment
• Ability to work under pressure without supervision
• Be prepared to work after-hours, including weekends
• Fully bilingual in English and Afrikaans, Xhosa would be an added advantage
• High administration skills
• Forklift licence is an advantage
• Dedicated team player
• Attention to detail
• Deadline driven
• Organizational skills

Job title: Stores Assistant

Reporting to: Stores Supervisor & Group Stores Manager

Job type: Permanent position

Benefits include

• Provident fund
• Life cover
• 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

We regret that it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful applicants. Applicants who have not been contacted within fourteen 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.