Warehouse Officer x2

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in receiving incoming deliveries, verify contents against purchase orders, quotations and delivery notes.
• Inspect and check incoming goods for damage, discrepancies, or defects, reporting any issues to the Stores Controller and coordinating with vendors or suppliers for resolution.
• Assist in organizing warehouse space, arranging shelves, racks, and storage areas to optimize space utilization, accessibility, and efficiency.
• Load and unload trucks, containers, or pallets using manual or powered equipment, such as forklifts, pallet jacks, or hand trucks, following safety procedures and handling guidelines.
• Maintain cleanliness and orderliness of the warehouse and dispose of waste materials, ensuring compliance with safety and sanitation standards.
• Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs), work instructions, and the organisation’s policies governing warehouse operations, ensuring compliance with quality standards and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare goods for storage or shipment, labelling, tagging, and categorizing items according to storage requirements, product type, and destination.
• Pick and pack orders for shipment, selecting items from inventory, assembling orders, and preparing them for dispatch, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of order fulfilment.
• Prepare shipping documents, packing slips, and labels for outgoing orders, ensuring compliance with regulations, customer requirements, and documentation standards.
• Process goods receipts/delivery notes on the system after physical acceptance of goods delivered.
• Coordinate with logistics providers, carriers, and freight forwarders to schedule pickups, deliveries, and transportation of goods, tracking shipments and resolving logistics issues as needed.
• Assist in inventory reconciliation and stock adjustments, documenting inventory movements and transfers in inventory management systems and maintaining accurate records.
• Perform physical inventory counts, cycle counts, and stock checks to ensure accuracy of inventory records and reconcile discrepancies between physical stock and system data.
• Ensure proper categorization of stores and stores neatly packed in sequence.
• Investigate and resolve stock discrepancies or delivery issues.
• Assist in conducting regular safety inspections, equipment checks, and preventive maintenance activities on warehouse equipment, reporting any defects or malfunctions for repair.
• Monitor inventory levels and stock replenishment needs, alerting Manager of low stock levels, overstock situations, or potential stockouts to facilitate timely ordering and replenishment.

KEY PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Trustworthy and honest.
• Pay attention to detail and maintain accuracy.
• Initiative.
• Self-motivated.
• Team player.
• Customer-service orientated.
• Good communication and interpersonal Skills.
• Problem-solving abilities.
• Physical fitness.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Grade 12; and
• NQF 6 National Diploma in Logistics, Warehouse Management or equivalent.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

• A minimum of 3-5 years store or warehouse operations experience.
• Understanding of PFMA, Treasury regulations and GRAP.
• Knowledge of warehouse management/stores control computer systems or programs.
• ERP system will be advantageous.
• Computer literate (MS Office Suite).
• Sound logistics operation skills.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety procedures.

The Council for Geoscience is committed to Employment Equity and diversity. In accordance with the Employment Equity prescripts, preference will be given but not limited to candidates from under-represented designated groups. Females and people from previously disadvantaged groups and sectors are encouraged to apply.

Correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only. If you have not been contacted within eight (8) weeks after the closing date of this advertisement, please consider your application unsuccessful.

All appointments are subject to positive vetting results.

The processing of your personal information by the Council for Geoscience will be done in accordance with the POPI Act 4 of 2013.

For enquiries, please contact us at recruitment@geoscience.org.za. Please note: Applications submitted to this email address and CGS social media platforms will not be considered.

Closing Date: 15 May 2026