General Workers (Stores) X2 โ Tygerberg Hospital | Parow Valley, Western Cape โ Apply by 11 September 2026
Employer: Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness
Facility: Tygerberg Hospital
Position: General Worker (Stores)
Number of Positions: 2
Location: Parow Valley, Western Cape
Employment Type: Permanent
Reference Number: TBH120/2026
Salary: R144,024 โ R169,656 per annum plus service benefits
Closing Date: 11 September 2026 at 17:00
Overview
The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness is recruiting two General Workers (Stores) to join the Stores environment at Tygerberg Hospital in Parow Valley.
The successful candidates will assist with receiving, storing, issuing, picking and delivering stock to different areas of the hospital. They will also assist with stocktaking, cleaning the stores and maintaining accurate delivery records.
This is a physically demanding position that requires candidates to be able to lift and move heavy boxes or bags and pull loaded pallets using a pallet jack.
The minimum educational requirement is basic numeracy and literacy skills.
Key Responsibilities
– Pick stock according to approved requests and orders.
– Deliver issued stock to hospital wards, clinics, theatres and departments.
– Ensure stock is delivered safely, efficiently and on time.
– Maintain an accurate audit trail of stock deliveries.
– Assist with receiving incoming stock.
– Assist with issuing stock to relevant departments.
– Help store and organise stock correctly within the warehouse/stores environment.
– Assist with regular stocktaking activities.
– Keep the stores and stock areas clean and organised.
– Move boxes, bags and other stock as required.
– Use pallet jacks to move pallets containing stock to different hospital wards and departments.
– Support general warehouse and stores operations.
– Perform other reasonable ad-hoc duties when required.
Minimum Requirements
Applicants must have:
- Basic numeracy and literacy skills.
- Appropriate knowledge of a warehouse or stores environment.
- Appropriate experience in a Warehouse Management environment.
- Physical ability to lift and move heavy boxes or bags.
- Physical ability to pull heavy pallets containing stock using a pallet jack.
- Willingness to participate in stocktaking activities.
Requirements and Skills
The ideal candidate should demonstrate:
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Good communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Basic numeracy skills.
- Basic literacy skills.
- Good physical fitness.
- Ability to follow instructions.
- Good organisational and housekeeping practices.
- Ability to handle stock carefully and responsibly.
- Reliability and punctuality.
- Awareness of safe manual-handling practices.
Salary and Benefits
The position offers an annual salary of:
R144,024 โ R169,656 per annum
Additional service benefits may include:
- 13th cheque.
- Employer pension-fund contribution.
- Housing allowance, subject to applicable conditions.
- Medical-aid allowance, subject to applicable conditions.
Selection Process
Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a practical assessment to determine their suitability for the position.
Further verification checks may also be conducted for shortlisted candidates, including:
- Security clearance.
- Qualification verification where applicable.
- Criminal-record checks.
- Previous-employment verification.
- Integrity or ethical-conduct assessment.
Candidates invited to the selection process should be prepared to provide the required supporting documentation.
Possible Interview Questions
Candidates may prepare for questions such as:
- Tell us about your previous warehouse or stores experience.
- Have you previously worked with stock in a hospital, warehouse or storeroom?
- How would you ensure that the correct stock is delivered to the correct department?
- What would you do if you noticed that stock quantities did not match the records?
- Have you used a pallet jack before?
- Are you comfortable lifting and moving heavy boxes?
- Why is maintaining an audit trail important when delivering stock?
- How would you keep a warehouse or stores area clean and organised?
- What experience do you have with stocktaking?
- How do you work effectively as part of a team?
CV Tips for This Position
Your CV should clearly highlight any previous experience involving:
- Warehouse work.
- General Worker duties.
- Stores or storeroom operations.
- Picking and packing.
- Receiving and issuing stock.
- Stock deliveries.
- Stocktaking.
- Loading and unloading.
- Using pallet jacks.
- Warehouse cleaning and housekeeping.
- Inventory or stock control.
If you have previously worked in a hospital stores department, warehouse, distribution centre, retail stockroom or similar environment, make this experience easy to identify on your CV.
Because the job is physically demanding, you can also mention experience performing manual warehouse duties such as moving stock, handling boxes and working with pallets.
Enquiries
For enquiries about the vacancy, candidates may contact:
Mr L. Campher: 021 938 5546
Mr B. Scholtz: 021 938 4631
APPLICATION PROCESS
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