JOB DESCRIPTION – GENERAL WORKER-DISPATCH

Department: Processing & Dispatch

Reports to: Dispatch/Warehouse Supervisor

Grade:   GW

JOB OVERVIEW:

Perform all warehouse/Dispatch duties including picking, Sorting, Counting, Packing, Recordkeeping, loading and offloading of Stock, Housekeeping and maintaining a clean area.

Responsibilities

• Loading and unloading customer orders onto or from delivery trucks
• Moving stock and materials on pallets using a pallet jack or other equipment.
• Preparing and filing inventory records to guarantee accuracy e.g., Loading sheets, Stock Closing balance, traceability/dispatch records, operations monitoring forms etc.
• Participating in daily, weekly, monthly physical inventories and cycle counts
• Stacking, Unstacking, Sorting, Counting and weighing of stock as per customer order specifications.
• Sealing, Marking, labelling and scanning of packed stock /finished products.
• Stacking and Unstacking of stock per SKU on pallets and zoning in the designated storage area
• Ensure proper housekeeping in the cold storage and loading bay as per the SOP.
• Ensuring that any damaged/broken crates are immediately isolated and reported to the Supervisor.
• Reliably retrieve items from the warehouse for processing and dispatch.
• Always ensure FIFO is followed when issuing stock.
• Dispatching stock from the warehouse in line with the SOP (Sales Orders, picking slip, Invoice, Delivery note and Loading sheets)
• Ensure that the truck is properly and safely parked in the right direction / position before loading / offloading.
• Following quality standards and adhering to the procedures and workplace instructions.
• Reporting any suspicious activity that leads to stock / financial loss. s
• Ensuring all the crates loaded/dispatched are sealed and quantities are matching the picking slip and loading sheet.
• And any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor/line manager.

REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS, TRAINING & EXPERIENCE

1. Ordinary level certificate with credit in mathematics and English.
2. At least 1 year’s relevant experience as a laborer, preferably in a warehouse/FMCG environment.
3. Ability to lift 30Kgs, as many warehouse products are cumbersome and heavy.
4. Interpersonal skills are essential, as working as team is vital to maintaining and organized warehouse.
5. Record keeping skills necessary to provide accurate information on inventory.
6. Ability to solve problem quickly and task prioritization.
7. Ability to maintain a high level of physicality for prolonged periods and working primarily standing.
8. Customer Service mentality is beneficial to ensure a positive customer experience.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Please send the application, CV & academic documents as one pdf document to: [email protected], clearly specifying the job position in the subject line. The closing date for receiving applications is 01st May 2026.

“Recruitment will be on rolling basis”

Yalelo Uganda, is an equal opportunity employer and committed to promoting gender diversity in our workforce. Qualified Females are strongly encouraged to apply. Yalelo Uganda doesn’t solicit any monies at any stage of the recruitment process.