Stores Assistant

Department of Health; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 164 000; Full time

Job summary

A government health department in Gauteng seeks to fill a role requiring Grade 12 education. Responsibilities include stock distribution to various departments, inventory management, and addressing queries. The position does not require experience, making it ideal for candidates interested in starting a career in healthcare logistics. Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications online, with further details available on the designated recruitment portal.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 with no experience required.
• Ability to physically move and distribute inventory.
• Knowledge of basic work procedures in warehousing.

Responsibilities

• Ensure proper distribution of stock from warehousing.
• Assist with stock take and verification of inventory.
• Manage storage and distribution of consumables.

Skills

Basic numeracy

Good communication skills

Basic literacy

Basic interpersonal relationship

Organizing

Ability to operate photocopy machines

Education

Grade 12

Job description

Package

R 163 680.00 (per annum plus benefits)

Requirements

Grade 12. No experience required. Knowledge of a limited range of work procedures and elementary duties such as working procedures in respect of working environment, equipment and courier services. Ability to physically move and distribute inventory (consumables/assets). Ability to work under pressure and prioritize responsibilities.

Skills: Basic numeracy, good communication skills, basic literacy, basic interpersonal relationship, organizing, ability to operate photocopy machines.

Duties

• Ensure proper distribution of stock from warehouse(s) to various departments in the hospital as per requests.
• Moving of assets (redundant or obsolete and or new) in and out of the wards/offices as required.
• Assist with stock take and verification of inventory in the hospital and investigation of discrepancies identified.
• Housekeeping and packing of storerooms as per Inventory Management SOP’S and other regulations.
• Manage and ensure proper receiving, storage and distribution for Afrox cylinders, liquid solutions and other consumables for patients into the wards.
• Handling and resolving of queries forwarded to the department.
• Delivery of medical equipment to relevant wards.
• Ensure all scrapped and condemned assets are placed in one central place for condemning procedure.
• Records keeping and filing of relevant documents involved in the process.

Notes

• Applications should be submitted strictly online at the following E‑Recruitment portal: http://jobs.gauteng.gov.za. No hand‑delivered, faxed, or emailed applications will be accepted.
• For assistance with online applications please email your query to [e-mail].
• Application should be accompanied by a fully completed and signed new Z83 application form obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the internet at www.dpsa.gov.za/documents plus a recently updated comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV).
• Applications without proof of a new Z83 application form and detailed CV will be disqualified.
• Shortlisted candidates will receive communication from HR to submit certified copies of educational qualifications and other relevant documents not older than 6 months on or before the day of the interview.
• It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). All foreign qualification must be accompanied by evaluation certificate from the SAQA.
• Suitable candidates will be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record, citizenship, credit record checks, qualification verification and employment verification). Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/knowledge test.
• The recommended candidate may be subjected to Medical Surveillance as required by the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Act 5/1993.
• Women and people with disability are encouraged to apply.

Employer

Department of Health

Location

Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital

Closing Date

24‑12‑2025