Beauty Therapist / Nail Technician

Beauty Therapist / Nail Technician

Details

Closing Date
2026/08/31

Reference Number
SHO260814-1

Job Title
Beauty Therapist / Nail Technician

Job Type
Full Time

Location - Country
South Africa

Location - Province
Gauteng

Location - Town or City
Pretoria, Mayville

Job Category
Pharmaceutical

About the role

We are looking for a versatile Beauty Therapist / Nail Technician to join our Medirite Plus Nailbar team. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing professional nail treatments, facial waxing and massage treatments, while delivering an excellent customer experience.

Our Group and all its operating companies are committed to creating, embracing, and preserving a diverse workplace that values the unique talents, perspectives, backgrounds, and abilities that enrich our organisation. A place where everyone matters and feels included.



What you'll do

Technical Expertise

  • Deliver professional nail and beauty treatments in line with defined service standards, including manicures, pedicures, eyebrow threading and shaping, and basic facial waxing.
  • Ensure all treatments are performed consistently, safely, and professionally to meet customer expectations.
  • Maintain strict hygiene, sanitation, and health & safety standards applicable to a retail pharmacy environment.

Customer Experience & Relationship Management

  • Provide a warm, professional, and engaging customer experience at every interaction.
  • Conduct basic client consultations to understand needs and recommend appropriate services or products.
  • Build and maintain strong client relationships to encourage repeat visits and service loyalty.

Sales & Product Promotion

  • Promote and recommend nail and beauty care products aligned to client needs and store ranges.
  • Support retail sales objectives through responsible upselling and cross-selling during service delivery.
  • Accurately handle basic transactions and support point-of-sale processes where required.

Operational Excellence

  • Maintain a clean, organised, and client-ready Nailbar area at all times.
  • Keep treatment areas, equipment, and tools clean, organised, and fully compliant with operational standards.
  • Support store standards by complying with operational procedures, policies, and trading requirements.

What you bring

Essential

  • Grade 12 / Matric
  • Recognised Certificate or Diploma in Beauty Therapy, Somatology, or Nail Technology (local or international).
  • +1 year practical experience within a salon, nail bar, or similar professional beauty environment.
  • Strong practical skills in manicures, pedicures, and basic nail care techniques.
  • Competency in eyebrow threading, shaping, and/or basic facial waxing.
  • Solid understanding of hygiene, sanitation, and health & safety standards within a retail environment.
  • Good knowledge of nail and beauty products, with the ability to recommend suitable options to clients.

Desirable

  • Exposure to working in a customer-facing, high-footfall retail environment.

Our Group and all its operating companies are committed to creating, embracing, and preserving a diverse workplace that values the unique talents, perspectives, backgrounds, and abilities that enrich our organisation. A place where everyone matters and feels included.


Policy

Our Group is committed to creating, embracing, and preserving a diverse workplace that values the unique talents, perspectives, backgrounds, and abilities that enrich our organisation. A place where everyone matters and feels included.

We are committed to Employment Equity when recruiting internally and externally.

Please take note that by responding to this application and providing your personal information, you confirm your express and informed consent for Shoprite Checkers (Pty) Ltd and all its subsidiaries and affiliates companies to process your personal information for the Company to consider your application for this position. All Personal Information which you provide to the Company will be used and/or retained only for the purposes for which it is collected, whereafter it will be permanently destroyed. Your information is only retained if it is required by law or where you have given consent to us to retain such information for an extended period.

If you don’t hear from us within 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful. Any personal information collected as part of your application will be destroyed, securely, in accordance with South African legislation.

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