Label and Punnet Packer (Berries)

You'll sort, grade and pack fruit for export at a table grape packhouse near Phalaborwa. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

This post is in Phalaborwa (Limpopo). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Follow food safety rules like hand washing and no jewellery
• Move pallets into cold rooms and record temperatures
• Stack empty cartons and punnets ready for the next run
• Build pallets to the correct height and strap them
• Pack cartons to the export pattern and weight
• Help clean the line and machines at the end of the day

• Able to stand at a line for long shifts
• Valid ID or permit
• Available for the full packing season including Saturdays
• Follows hygiene rules at all times
• Basic counting and reading for labels

• Matric for QC posts
• Previous packhouse work

• Transport from nearby towns
• Overtime pay during peak weeks
• Rehire for next season if you perform well
• Protective clothing supplied

• Apply before the season starts, often a month before first harvest. Recruiting days fill up fast.
• Mention the fruit you have packed before and how many seasons. Packhouses rehire the fast, careful packers.