Warehouse Assistant

MSD; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. in South Africa seeks a Warehouse Clerk to support packaging and stock control operations in the Cape Town region. The role covers prepping and packing bill of materials, barcode management, and ensuring stock takes are accurate.

Ideal candidates have Grade 12, strong multi-tasking ability, and work well under pressure in a team, with solid computer literacy and instruction-following skills. On-site role with safety adherence.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 and high work standards.
• Ability to multi-task and work under pressure.
• Team player with good judgement and computer literacy.

Responsibilities

• 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 of incoming stock and packing it on the shelves (FIFO).
• Record all duties (Production) on an excel sheet, daily.
• Notify pharmacovigilance within one business day or three calendar days for product complaints.

Skills

Barcode Technologies

Crating

Data Entry

Forklift Operations

Inventory Control

Logistics Coordination

Materials Handling

Order Fulfillment

Order Picking

Packaging Processes

Production Orders

Production Planning

Shipping and Receiving

Heavy Lifting

Gift Wrapping

Packing Orders

Education

Grade 12

Job description

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

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}

Employee Status: Regular

Relocation:

VISA Sponsorship:

Travel Requirements:

Flexible Work Arrangements: Not Applicable

Shift:

Valid Driving License:

Hazardous Material(s):

Job Posting End Date: 10/16/2026*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.