Factory Hand (Bottling Plant)

Here in Hammarsdale, a meat processing plant needs steady people who can repeat a task well for eight hours. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

Home base is a meat processing plant on the Hammarsdale side of KwaZulu-Natal.

• Feed raw material or empty packaging into the machine at the start of the line
• Pack finished product into cases and stack them by batch number
• Hand over at shift change with notes on rejects and stoppages
• Change over packaging film and labels when the line switches product
• Clean down machines and floors at the end of each run
• Wear hairnets, beard covers and gloves in food-safe zones

• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage
• No problem wearing full PPE, including ear protection
• Available for rotating day and night shifts
• You follow hygiene rules without being reminded
• Neat, reliable and on time for shift start
• Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check

• Previous work in a food or FMCG factory
• A food handler or basic HACCP awareness certificate
• Experience assisting on a packaging or filling machine

• Free PPE, overalls and hairnets
• Night-shift allowance on top of basic pay
• Path to machine operator after six months

• Name the products you worked on before, like "biscuit line" or "juice bottling". Factory recruiters read that faster than a job title.
• Mention that you can work rotating shifts right at the top. It is the first thing most factories filter on.