Warehouse Assistant

MSD Malaysia; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 134,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discounts

On-site parking

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. seeks a warehouse associate in Cape Town to prep and pack bill of materials, manage barcodes, and ensure correct stock-keeping procedures. You will verify printed orders, perform quality checks on labels, and log daily production activities in Excel.

A strong team player with pace and accuracy is essential for handling multiple tasks. The role requires Grade 12, good judgement, and the ability to work under pressure, both supervised and unsupervised, with a forklift license

Qualifications

• Grade 12 minimum educational qualification.
• High work standards and good judgement.
• Ability to multi-task and work under pressure.
• Team player and able to work unsupervised.
• Computer literate and able to follow instructions.

Responsibilities

• Prepping bill of material packaging (bags and buckets).
• Picking and packing of bill of material.
• Ensuring BOM is stocked and barcode levels are maintained.
• Control and management of all barcodes.
• Ensure BOM packed correctly for stock takes.
• Check printed orders and quality control of tags.
• Pack blank orders when printed orders are incomplete.
• Record daily duties in Excel.
• Notify pharmacovigilance within 1 business day of any product complaint.

Skills

Barcode Technologies

Customer Complaint Resolution

Data Entry

Following Instructions

Forklift Operations

Gift Wrapping

Heavy Lifting

Inventory Control Management

Lifting Equipment

Logistics Coordination

Materials Handling

Materials Procurement

Order Fulfillment

Order Picking

Packaging Processes

Packaging Supplies

Packing Orders

Process Standardization

Production Orders

Production Planning

Production Sound Recording

Risk Reporting

Shipping and Receiving

Education

Grade 12

Tools

Barcode Technologies

Crating

Forklift Operations

Lifting Equipment

Job description

Principal Accountabilities

• Prepping bill of material packaging (bags and buckets).
• Picking and packing of bill of material.
• Ensuring that bill of material is always stocked.
• Checking the levels of the bill of material packaging (bags, buckets, barcodes etc).
• Control and management of all barcodes.
• Ensure that bill of material is packed correctly for stock take purposes.
• Checking the printed orders that come from the production room.
• Quality control of the printed tags.
• Making sure that blank orders are packed if the printed order has any blank order items.
• Packing of blank orders.
• Ensuring that the orders are packed correctly and up to standard.
• Checking of incoming stock and packing it on the shelves (FIFO).
• Ensuring the necessary prepping and processes are followed during stock take.
• Any further instruction from the warehouse supervisors as required.
• Record all duties (Production) on an excel sheet, daily.
• In the event of receiving any communication relating to a Product Complaint, the employee shall, within one (1) business days or three (3) calendar days, whichever is shorter from the date of receipt of such communication, notify the pharmacovigilance department by email.
• The employee shall cooperate fully with, and provide all reasonable and necessary information and assistance to the pharmacovigilance department in connection with any investigation relating to the report.

Knowledge and Experience Required

• Grade 12
• High work standards.
• Good judgement.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Ability to perform well under pressure.
• The ability to work as a team.
• The ability to work unsupervised.
• Computer Literate.
• The ability to follow instructions.

Required Skills

• Barcode Technologies
• Barcode Technologies
• Crating
• Customer Complaint Resolution
• Data Entry
• Following Instructions
• Forklift Operations
• Gift Wrapping
• Heavy Lifting
• Inventory Control Management
• Lifting Equipment
• Logistics Coordination
• Materials Handling
• Materials Procurement
• Order Fulfillment
• Order Picking
• Packaging Processes
• Packaging Supplies
• Packing Orders
• Process Standardization
• Production Orders
• Production Planning
• Production Sound Recording
• Risk Reporting
• Shipping and Receiving {+ 7 more}

Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA

A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date.

Job Posting End Date: 10/16/2026

Employee Status: Regular Relocation: VISA Sponsorship: Travel Requirements: Flexible Work Arrangements: Not Applicable Shift: Valid Driving License: Hazardous Material(s):