Warehouse Assistant - Cape Town

Job title: Warehouse Assistant - Cape Town

Job Location: Western Cape, Cape Town

Deadline: April 24, 2025

Job Purpose

• Support the assessing process by safely transporting non-drivable vehicles in the non-drivable assessment and storage facility. Enable first-time accurate motor assessment which contributes to the customer experience, ensuring this is done in accordance with all companies’ policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Carry out standard activities to disassemble vehicles under detailed guidance. Troubleshoot basic technical or operational problems by applying previously defined solutions supplied by the Assessor.
• Accurately disassemble a motor vehicle by applying the necessary skills and knowledge of motor vehicles area of impact.
• Package all parts in accordance to company requirements in order to save cost on replacements on parts that could be salvaged for re-use and prevention of additional damage.
• Ensure all disassembled parts for non-driveable disassembled vehicles are loaded and transported with the specific vehicle to the storage area.

Operating Machinery or Equipment

• Operate various machines, adjusting one or more variables to achieve efficiency.
• Safely ensure the movement and loading of non-driveable vehicles using a forklift as well as hoists within allocated areas by applying the necessary skills and knowledge.

Occupational Health and Safety

• Follow a range of mandatory work instructions (including use of personal protection equipment where relevant) to safeguard the environment and the well-being of oneself and others.

Administration

• Conduct data entry into company systems using the appropriate application, and review and verify the information to ensure accuracy and accessibility.
• Ensure all checklists for received, disassembled and dispatched vehicles are accurate and contain detailed information of the motor vehicle.
• Ensure that the allocated maintenance checklist on the forklift truck is completed daily and reported on.

Operations Management and Compliance

• Carry out operational tasks by following established processes. Involves working within given settings or parameters.
• Follow a straightforward mandatory procedure to ensure that work is carried out to the required quality standards and/or to ensure adherence to external regulatory codes and internal codes of conduct.

Work Scheduling and Allocation

• Work according to an assigned schedule.

Internal Communications

• Exchange information with people by having courteous interactions with them.
• Provide daily feedback to line manager on all actions (unforeseen damages / amount of vehicles disassembled etc.). Communicate with Assessor as and when required.

Personal Capability Building

• Develop and maintain excellent skills by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching.

Education

• Grade 12 / SAQA Accredited Equivalent (Essential); Forklift Licence (Advantageous)

Experience

• 1 or more years disassembling experience (Essential).