LOADING ASSISTANT(LA)

ORGANIZATION SUMMARY

4Ward Development West Africa (4WardWA), formerly known as Access Development is a well-established Safe Water Enterprise (SWE) with business subsidiaries in Ghana and Uganda that provide safe water services at a District-Wide Scale. With over a decade experience in providing safe water to more than 600,000 people through 2,000 water points across Africa by 2006, our goal is to exceed the expectations of rural and peri-urban customers by consistently delivering high-quality water. We pioneered the implementation of an innovative water system with our Numa model together with owners, Water4 (a Non-profit organization). 4Ward WA, a subsidiary of Water4 is a wholly owned for-profit Subsidiaries of Water4, Inc.

The 4WardWA suite of water solutions is designed to provide safe water tailored to consumer demand, including: hand-pumps with professional management, public retail points, and private water connections for households, schools, clinics, and businesses.

4WardWA has current operations in the Wassa East district, Western region, Ghana, where we have provided the entire district with access to safe water and adjourning communities in the Komenda, Edna-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) Municipal. This is in partnership with Water4, The Dutch Government (RVO), Hilton Foundation, Wassa East District Assembly, and many other partners. 4WardWA is scaling up its operations in Upper West and Savanna Regions in 2022 in partnership Water4, Helmsley Trust Foundation and Global Communities, with more partners to come as part of our strategy to provide three districts in these regions with safe water services.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Loading Assistant is required to carry bagged water into the warehouse, load, and offload bagged sachet water into truck(s) for distribution under the Facility Maintenance Officer’s (FMO) supervision. The ideal candidate must have experience in carrying materials and equipment with machines or manually. We are looking for hardworking individuals to implement approved standards of loading and offloading for our bagged sachet water. You will work with a team of bagging machine operators and truck drivers following instructions from your supervisor (FMO) and staying on-task with every assignment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Adhere to all safety measures when loading and offloading bagged sachet water into truck(s).

  • Arrange bagged sachets of water well to avoid damages in the warehouse.

  • Offload bagged sachet water from distribution trucks to wholesalers and retailers.

  • Help organize and ensure bagged waters are properly maintained and managed in the warehouse.

  • Prompt and inform the supervisor of damaged bagged water.

  • Report any breakages that occur during the loading and offloading process.

  • Assist with packing packaged water when required.

  • Any other duties assigned or supported needed by the supervisor.

KEY EXPECTED RESULTS

  • Timely completion of tasks with minimal supervision.

  • Able to stand for extended periods of time.

  • Available to resume work very early in the mornings and plus weekends, as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Minimum qualification of West African Senior School Certification (WASSCE) or SSCE.

Experience

No prior experience is required. However, any experience in loading packaged products is an advantage.

Reporting

The Loading Assistant will report to and work closely with the Facility Maintenance Officer (FMO).

WORKING CONDITIONS

Physical Demands     

Standing, and/or walking for up to 8 hours per day in an area with moderate noise and temperature levels.

Travel Requirements

No travel is required.

  

Preferred skills

  • Excellent organizational skills.

  • Ability to lift heavy materials and equipment.

  • Attention to detail.

  • Ability to follow instructions.

  • Time-management skills.

  • Physical stamina

  • Demonstrate a positive and friendly attitude.

  • Display excellent interpersonal communication skills.

GENERAL COMPETENCIES

The following competencies are expected of all 4WardWA employees:

Job Knowledge: Demonstrate job knowledge of purposes and objectives, procedures required to perform the job.

Productivity: Produce a volume of work consistent with the normal requirements for the job

Quality of work: Work is accurate, thorough and timely according to agreed standards and expectations agree

Communication: Express information verbally and in writing in a clear and coherent manner

Reliability: Can be depended to perform assigned task in a timely manner and degree of supervision required

Initiative: Exibits drive to complete tasks and tasks charge in the absence if detailed instructions

Delegation: Delegating a d following up regularly to ensure that delegated duties and responsibilities are carried out

Teamwork: Establishes and maintains positive working relationships with Co-workers and work to share responsibilities towards common targets

Leadership: Motivates and builds morale, eliciting cooperation from subordinates and achieving results through team work

Constructive feedback: Accepts improvement-oriented ideas and offers the same to colleagues or those under their supervision

 

Location:

This job is located in Wa, Upper West Region.

HOW TO APPLY FOR THIS JOB: 

Please send cover letter, resume, references and salary requirements to: hello@4ward.co by the close of business on 30th October, 2023. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Please include the job location (Wa, Ghana) and Job title (Loading assistant) in your e-mail subject.

ADDITIONAL NOTES

***Equivalent education, training and/or certification may be substituted for experience and education shown aboveLoading Assistant