Warehouse Assistant
Job Summary: To
assist warehouse manager with warehouse duties
Duties and Responsibilities
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Receiving and checking all goods inwards
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Daily Pick and Pack of stocks
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Doing clerical jobs for Warehouse
manager
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Dispatching all goods outwards.
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Keeping warehouse clean and tidy.
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Checking for damaged stock and
reporting any damage to warehouse manager.
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Doing any errands that warehouse manager
may require.
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During slack periods, assisting with
any office duties that the office manager may require
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Maintain all material handling
equipment in good working
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Maintains spreadsheets reflecting on
hand inventory / pallet contents and locations as requested by the Warehouse
manager
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Assists the Warehouse manager to
maintain and file all warehouse documents
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Perform duties assigned by Warehouse
manager related to the requisition, reception, storage, and disbursement
of materials
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Advises the Warehouse manager on
stock levels and minimum stock quantities
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Select space and prepare stock for
storage, and place materials in designated areas.
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Protect stock from destruction,
abuse, fire, and theft.
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Supervises unload and offloading of
incoming stock and prepares warehouse documents to record this movement
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Check requisitions and physically
inspect materials to ensure accurate quantity, type, and
acceptable quality and quantity
acceptable quality and quantity
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Prepare and confirm order, delivery
notes and gate passes for delivery to customers
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Disburse stock, and maintain records
of materials issued.
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Assists the Warehouse manager to
maintain computer records of inventory by entering and retrieving information
related to receipt, storage, and disbursement of materials.
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Purchase materials and authorize warehouse
expenditure within established limits of authority.
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Perform miscellaneous tasks as
required.
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Respond to general questions from the
public, contractors, and other City employees.
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Perform duties of warehouse
supervisor in his/her absence.
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preparing orders for dispatch by
supervising loaders and ensuring that orders are filled accurately and
efficiently,
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continually striving for improved
customer satisfaction
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liaise with transporter for delivery
of goods to customers
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Conducts necessary follow-up and tracking
to finalize customer order dispatches
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Assists the Warehouse manager to
investigates and resolves problems regarding customer order dispatches
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Advises the warehouse manager to
prepare requisitions for restocking and replacement of warehouse items.
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Input and retrieve data from the
computerized inventory control system
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Contributes to team effort by
accomplishing related results as needed
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Mark materials, label bins, and
identify warehouse stock.
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Assist in monthly and annual
warehouse inventory.
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Receives shipments, inspect for
proper quantity and quality, and distributes materials directly to customers,
or stored in inventory at proper locations within the warehouse.
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Maintains records and files in
support of warehousing function and duties.
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Perform general organization and
clean-up of storage facilities.
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Other duties as assigned by
management and the warehouse manager
Key Skills
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Good communication and articulate
(verbal & written)
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Achievement focus with ability to get
things done.
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Good negotiation and relationship
management skills.
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Advanced Organizational skills.
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Knowledge of MS Office.
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Be a team player, competitive,
confident and focused.
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Proactive.
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Advanced driving skills.
Qualifications
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Diploma in Business related course or
Procurement
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Ability to understand principles of
warehousing and its practices.
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Strong oral and written communication
skills
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Working knowledge in Ms. Office
suite, preferably word and Excel.
Applicants
who meet the requirements stated above should send their applications and
detailed CVs with a day – time telephone number to the email address:
jobs@hcsafrica.com with Warehouse Assistant on the Subject line.