Warehouse Assistant at Anglo American

Job Description:

As Warehouse Assistantyou will provide services as required and your responsibilities will include but not limited to:

Safety, Health, and Environment

• Support a safe and healthy work environment where workers, external service providers, and contractors can deliver their outputs within a controlled risk environment.
• Adhere to Housekeeping principles to ensure compliance with environmental requirements.
• Support compliance with MHSA in the workspace.
• Active participation in SLAMs, HPHs, relevant Risk Assessments and close-out of Safety Actions.

Performance and Delivery

• Provide help and support in resolving GRV systems queries.
• Execute the schedule to facilitate inventory movement, including RECOs and scrap, by receiving, binning, picking, delivering, and moving as per the requirements.
• Adhere to the applicable SHE Policies, Procedures, and guidelines; perform duties accordingly.
• Report any discrepancies, errors, or damages to inventory and equipment to the line supervisor.
• Organise floor space according to storage design principles, inventory segmentation, engineering specifications, and guidelines to maintain the storage area.
• Use 5S principles to initiate and maintain housekeeping.
• Collate and maintain security (access control); ensure proper operational materials handling equipment processes are applied.
• Use FIFO warehousing principles to perform stock rotation and picking.
• Assist in maintaining accurate stock status by performing cycle counting, bin verification, bin labelling, and moving redundant stock to designated areas.
• Compile necessary reports identifying variances and improvement opportunities; assist and support in the process.
• Provide and submit required documents for approval/record, such as reports, logs, and forms.
• Oversee the delivery of materials reserved for the plant area.
• Help maintain an improved OTIF receiving and issuing process.

This role is in the Commercial (CML) NC at a Band A4 (C1/C2) level reporting to the Supervisor Warehouse.

Qualifications:

• Grade 12/N3 Technical
• Preferably a certificate in Supply Chain or Logistics (NQF4)
• Advantageous Licences: Forklift, O/H Crane, LDV, Truck, and Reach Truck.
• SA Drivers Licence Code B

Experience

• 2 - 3 years of relevant warehouse knowledge/experience.
• Computer literacy skills (Word / Excel /PowerPoint / SAP).
• Applies a systematic, knowledge-based problem-solving approach and structured methodologies to investigate risks and opportunities and create compelling, value-added technical solutions.
• Project and active resource management.
• Knowledge of discipline-related standards and recommended practices.

Closing Date:

• 22 October, 2025