Wadding Day Shift Driver

Kimberly-Clark Corporation; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 120 000 - 180 000; Full time

Job summary

A global consumer goods company in South Africa is seeking a Wadding Day Shift Driver. The role involves quality control and inventory management within the wadding store, requiring experience in handling wadding and familiarity with clamp and prong trucks. Candidates must have a Grade 12 education and one year's relevant experience, with a valid license. Offering opportunities for career development and a supportive work culture.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year’s experience in wadding stores.
• Valid license for clamp and prong trucks required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality of wadding stored and issued.
• Conduct daily counts and maintain proper documentation.
• Load wadding trucks and support in inventory counts.

Skills

Wadding collection and issuing

Experience with clamp and prong trucks

Attention to detail

Education

Grade 12

Tools

SAP

7-ton clamp

Job description

Wadding Day Shift Driver

Location: South Africa (Enstra Mill)

Employment Type: Full time

Posted Today – Application deadline: November 6

About the Role

As a person, you're a learner – a natural leader – someone who always takes initiative to make things better and bring others along with you. You live your life in alignment with the highest values of integrity and quality, ensuring your responsibilities become a long‑term success story. In this role, you'll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that all wadding received is stored well and that wadding before issuance is neatly dressed and free of quality defects.
• Conduct daily counts to ensure that the wadding in the store is aligned with SAP.
• Collect and issue wadding using either clamp or prong truck.
• Process all issued wadding rolls on SAP and verify with scale log sheet and MES.
• Remove all NCR wadding rolls from the converting floor after all documentation has been received.
• Maintain good safety, housekeeping, storage and stacking standards in the wadding store.
• Understand the process of capturing wadding issued on the system and capturing the returned wadding on SAP, including NCRs.
• Daily neat dressing of wadding rolls before issuing.
• Support in conducting daily cycle counts on all wadding items with movements, investigate discrepancies and correct as necessary.
• Ensure that all wadding rolls are stacked in accordance with the FIFO process.
• Keep the wadding store ready for stock count.
• Participate in monthly and quarterly counts.
• Cover wadding drivers as needed.
• Act as stand‑in for the inventory controller in absence.
• Load wadding trucks as required.

About You

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring.

You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development. You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 with a minimum of one year’s experience in wadding stores.
• Experience with wadding collection and issuing using either prong truck or clamp truck.
• Experience stacking wadding using a 7‑ton clamp.
• One‑year valid license for clamp and prong trucks.

Application Process

Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.

Benefits and Culture

You already know our legendary brands—including Huggies, Kleenex, Scott, Kotex, Cottonelle, Poise, Depend, Andrex, Pull‑Ups, GoodNites, Intimus, Neve, Plenitud, Sweety, Softex, Viva and WypAll. 25% of people worldwide use Kimberly‑Clark products daily.

We are a team that truly cares about each other, kind of like a family but productive and focused. Employee research shows that our team members come to work each day with confidence and security, knowing that their safety will never be compromised.

We take pride in offering a healthy paycheck for a job well done and provide opportunities for career development into new skills, roles, and schedules over time. There’s more than one way to create your future with our winning team.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law. The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position. This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only.

Kimberly‑Clark will not provide relocation support for this role.

Employment is subject to verification of pre‑screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, and qualification check.