Machine Operator

Media24

Johannesburg, Gauteng

Permanent

Closing Date 30 April 2025

This leading South African publisher and distributor has a vacancy in the Warehouse Department for a Machine Operator (Nightshift) to be based in Denver, Johannesburg.  The successful candidate will report to the relevant Team Leader.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain a checklist per machine and ensure that daily checks are filled and recorded, and that all irregularities with machines are reported.
• Participate in stock-takes
• Forklift, Bendi and Man-Up driving are a must and therefore those licenses thereof are a prerequisite.
• Achieve daily, weekly monthly targets as set out on KPA’s
• Inspection Checks of the Machines (Order Picker, Forklift and Bendi) (10min per machine, physically inspecting, and noting the inspection result on the Inspection sheet).
• Dumping of Waste and Strip and Claim stock into the skip using the Forklift.
• Daily bulk cycle counts: Counting on the Bulk using Manup to reach high locations.
• Ad hock movement (free up space for incoming shipments. This is done by moving pallets and consolidating similar barcodes (physically and in the system-Ad hock).
• Comply with health and safety requirements.
• Replacement of damaged stock from bulk during picking to avoid part supply.
• Based on requests due to bulk cartons orders, the drivers would be requested to uplift and carry the heavy order to Dispatch using a forklift.
• Put-aways of pallets prepared by Receiving within 24hrs per shipment processed by receiving.
• Drivers are the only ones in charge of picking from 00TE and 00RM Bulk warehouses due to height of the shelve locations.
• Remove empty pallets from bulk locations and hand them over to Receiving.
• Offloading of Shipments on the Receiving side.
• Daily Loading of courier Container with invoiced pallets from Dispatched.

Job Requirements:

• Matric Certificate
• 1-2 years’ experience in warehousing stores environment
• The applicant must be able to work on the nightshift, as this is a nightshift post.
• Valid forklift, man-Up and Bendi driving licenses are a prerequisite.
• Must be able to work overtime if needed

Skills and competencies

• Attention to detail.
• Able to work under pressure.
• Team player.
• Physically fit and able to lift heavy packages repeatedly.
• Forklift operation.
• Accurate Load handling.
• Safe and timely Material transportation.
• Loading and unloading.
• Pre-operational checks.

Given our employment equity guidelines, preference will be given to suitable candidates from the designated groups.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 30 April 2025

Only short-listed candidates will be interviewed.

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