Premier Group Hiring Now | Controller Pallet Jobs Durban | CHEP Pallet Controller KwaZulu-Natal | Warehouse Logistics Vacancy Lil-Lets SA 2026
Premier Group, through their Lil-Lets SA division (Site 711, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal), is recruiting a Controller: Pallet — permanently. This warehouse logistics role ensures continuous operations by controlling CHEP pallets across all inbound-to-outbound stock movements — documenting movements, capturing transactions on the CHEP system, managing pallet issuance and returns, recovering outstanding pallets, resolving customer disputes, and conducting monthly physical stocktakes.
⚠️ Note: This post is at Lil-Lets SA (Site 711) — the Premier Group’s feminine hygiene and HPC (Health and Personal Care) division — not a bakery/BRB site. Candidates with CHEP pallet control experience in any FMCG, warehousing, or logistics environment are competitive.
📦 Permanent | Premier Lil-Lets SA Durban | Controller Pallet | CHEP 3–5 Years | Closing 25 March 2026 — Apply Now.
Controller Pallet Job Overview – Premier Lil-Lets SA, Durban
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Job Title | Controller: Pallet |
| Reference | PRE260318-13 |
| Company | Premier Group — Lil-Lets SA |
| Site | 711 — Lil-Lets SA |
| Department | Warehouse |
| Industry | FMCG / HPC / Warehousing & Logistics |
| Job Type | Permanent |
| Location | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal |
| Qualification | Matric with Mathematics — essential |
| CHEP Experience | 3–5 years as CHEP Pallet Controller — essential |
| System | CHEP online system — essential |
| Closing Date | 25 March 2026 |
| Application Status | ✅ Open – Apply Now |
About Lil-Lets SA & Premier Group
Lil-Lets is a well-established feminine hygiene brand — producing tampons and related products for South African and export markets. As part of the Premier Group, Lil-Lets SA operates as a distinct FMCG division within Premier’s broader portfolio that includes bakery (BRB), milling, and health and personal care (HPC). The Durban Lil-Lets facility warehouses and distributes finished goods — requiring professional pallet asset management to maintain continuous, cost-effective warehouse operations.
Purpose of the Role
The Controller: Pallet ensures continuous warehouse operations through the effective control of CHEP pallets across all inbound and outbound stock movements — maintaining pallet asset integrity, system accuracy, customer dispute resolution, and compliance with Premier’s food safety and health and safety standards.
Key Responsibilities – Controller Pallet
CHEP Pallet Control & Asset Management
- Document all pallet movements — maintaining complete, accurate records of every pallet issued, received, and returned
- Capture pallet movements on the CHEP online system — ensuring real-time system accuracy
- Issue and return pallets — managing all pallet transactions in and out of the Lil-Lets warehouse
- Maintain buffer stock as required for packing — ensuring adequate pallet availability for continuous packing operations
- Recover outstanding pallets — proactively managing and recovering pallets held by customers beyond agreed return windows
- Download and check CHEP reports — reconciling system reports against physical counts and identifying discrepancies
Customer Relations & Dispute Resolution
- Resolve queries and disputes with customers — professionally managing pallet count discrepancies, damage claims, and return scheduling
- Provide the sales team with guidance on where to collect outstanding pallets — and arrange collection with relevant customers
- Apply customer relations and telephony skills throughout all pallet-related customer interactions
Stocktakes & Continuous Improvement
- Conduct physical monthly stocktakes — verifying physical pallet counts against the CHEP system and resolving variances
- Optimise recovery of pallets and prevent over-issue and under-returns — continuously improving pallet control processes
- Participate in the warehouse supervisor Invocom — contributing ideas for process improvement
Compliance & Administrative Support
- Inspect and report non-conforming pallets to the warehouse manager for cleaning or replacement — maintaining Premier’s food safety and health and safety standards
- Perform ad hoc administrative and clerical support to the Warehouse Supervisor and team
Minimum Requirements – Controller Pallet
Qualifications — Essential
- Matric with Mathematics — essential
- CHEP online system training — essential
- MS Office licence — essential
Experience — Essential
- 3–5 years as a CHEP Pallet Controller — essential
- 1–2 years clerical experience — desirable
Skills & Competencies
- Pallet control principles (Intermediate) — essential
- CHEP system proficiency — essential
- MS Office including Excel (Intermediate) — essential
- Analytical thinking and problem-solving — essential
- Conflict resolution and negotiating — essential
- Office administrative skills — essential
- Customer relations and telephony skills — essential
- Stock taking and cost control
- Food safety and health and safety awareness — desirable
- Basic understanding of the HPC value chain — desirable
Why Join Premier Lil-Lets SA as Controller Pallet?
- CHEP Specialist Career — 3–5 years of CHEP pallet control experience is a specialist supply chain credential — one that is formally recognised and specifically sought by FMCG manufacturers, retailers, 3PLs, and logistics companies across South Africa
- Lil-Lets SA — Unique FMCG Division — Working at Lil-Lets SA within the Premier Group provides exposure to both a consumer healthcare/hygiene product environment and the full Premier Group’s supply chain infrastructure — broadening FMCG experience beyond bread and milling
- Durban — KZN Supply Chain Hub — Durban is South Africa’s busiest port and one of the country’s most active FMCG distribution and warehousing hubs — making this role a well-positioned career step in KZN’s logistics sector
- Pallet Asset Management at Scale — Managing CHEP assets for a national FMCG brand requires negotiation, system accuracy, and commercial cost consciousness — skills that advance careers into warehouse management and supply chain coordinator roles
Career Growth Path – Warehouse & Supply Chain
- Controller Pallet → Senior Pallet Controller / Warehouse Administrator
- Warehouse Administrator → Warehouse Supervisor
- Warehouse Supervisor → Warehouse Manager
- Warehouse Manager → Supply Chain Manager
Frequently Asked Questions – CHEP Pallet Controller Jobs Durban
What is the CHEP system and why is 3–5 years of experience essential? CHEP (Commonwealth Handling Equipment Pool) is the world’s largest pallet pooling and logistics services provider — operating a shared pallet exchange system across most major South African FMCG manufacturers, retailers, and distributors. Under CHEP, companies rent pallets rather than buying them — receiving pallets from CHEP and returning them after use. The CHEP Pallet Controller manages the account between the company and CHEP — tracking every pallet in and out, reconciling CHEP’s billing reports, recovering outstanding pallets from customers, and resolving disputes with both CHEP and trading partners. The complexity of pallet reconciliation, dispute resolution, and cost control at FMCG scale requires 3–5 years to develop genuine proficiency.
What is an “Invocom” in a warehouse context? An Invocom (Innovation Communication meeting) is a structured team meeting format used in Premier and other FMCG companies — where warehouse team members regularly meet to share ideas for process improvement, discuss performance metrics, and identify operational challenges. Participation in the Invocom reflects Premier’s continuous improvement culture — and the Controller Pallet is expected to actively contribute pallet control improvement ideas rather than simply attending.
What does the HPC value chain refer to? HPC (Health and Personal Care) refers to the consumer product category covering personal hygiene, feminine care, and related products — the Lil-Lets business unit’s product category. The Controller Pallet’s desirable knowledge of the HPC value chain means understanding how Lil-Lets products flow from manufacturing through warehouse to retail distribution — providing context for why pallet management decisions affect the broader supply chain. This is category-specific knowledge rather than general warehousing knowledge.
How does this Lil-Lets post differ from the other Premier posts in this batch? All other Premier posts in this batch are at bakery (BRB) or milling production sites. The Lil-Lets SA (Site 711) is a completely different Premier division — manufacturing and distributing feminine hygiene products (tampons, pads) rather than bread or flour. The pallet control function is a warehouse and logistics role that applies equally across both divisions — but the product environment, customer base, and supply chain structure at Lil-Lets SA differ meaningfully from the BRB bakery sites.
⚠️ Application Closing Date
Applications close 25 March 2026.
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