Job Description

The primary responsibility of the materials supplier is to ensure production lines are issued with the right kits at the right time. This means that kits and final assembly materials must be picked correctly and that the right kits are issued as per the picking slip, and when issued the receiver must sign on the picking slip to acknowledge receipts.

Areas of Responsibility / Tasks

Production kitting

Effective picking and kitting of components by using the picking slip

Ensure production lines receive material on time at regular intervals throughout the day

Use batch scheduler as your trigger for production kitting

Liaise with Specialist manager for possible change of plan regarding kitting

Identify, and record shortages on a shortage list

Verify bin-locations and stock levels

Do stock verification as and when requested to do so

Participate in quarterly, financial year end and shut down stocktake

Reach Truck: Binning and picking using reach truck

Offloading of trucks using forklift

Pick items by following FIFO principles

Housekeeping

Binning of material

Kitting for ECM's (final assembler)

Pick items on Stores Requisitions when required.

Responsible for the Final Assembly area regarding housekeeping. No overtstocking on the line and ensure safe and net working area

Investigate shortages and variances

Providing General assistance to stores activities

Liaise with Procurement department on shortages and surpluses

Communicate stock issues to the warehouse supervisor or Warehouse Management

Verify picked kits to ensure they matches with the pick slip and correct where possible

Counter sign all kits before they are withdrawn from stores

Quality

Replace rejected items from the production area and record on the requisition Book

Provide operational support to stores activities

Provide support in terms of absenteeism to cover open gabs.

Responsible for booking consumables and requisitions from inter-departments including reservations onto SAP system

Dispatch

Receiving meters from production

Reconciliation of physical vs. production reports

Scanning of meters

Receiving dispatch from commercial and preparing products that needs to be dispatched, that includes Packing, wrapping and stripping meters and labelling

Loading pallets of meters to the logistics company

Reach Truck: Binning and picking using reach truck

Offloading of trucks using forklift

Supplying empty pallets to production and moving finished completed orders to finished goods

Administration

Planning & Coordination of kit collection process by production supervisors

Picking slip Control File

Skills / Attributes

Good communication skills

Do variance investigations

Ability to work in a team

Able to cope in a challenging working environment

Good planning and organizing skills

Competencies

Methodologies / Technologies / Professional Knowledge Level Business relevance Future trend

Computer literacy (Excel & Word) Basic High +

SAP/R3 knowledge Basic High +

Communication Advanced High +

Teamwork Advanced High +

Product knowledge Basic High +

Record Keeping Advanced High 0

Experience

3 years working experience within Warehouse environment

SAP(MM)

Variance investigations

Conduct stock take

Minimum Education Qualification

Minimum:

Matric and Certificate in Stores and Stock Control

Desired:

National Diploma - Stock Control /Inventory Management

Must have forklift and reach truck license

Job Title:

Store Assistant

Requisition ID:

21559

Location:

Johannesburg, ZA

Workplace Type:

On-site

Career Level:

Experienced

Date Posted:

Oct 27, 2025