Meat Processing Line Worker

Good factory hands stay for years, and this industrial bakery in Ballito trains from day one. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

Location: Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Change over packaging film and labels when the line switches product
• Hand over at shift change with notes on rejects and stoppages
• Pack finished product into cases and stack them by batch number
• Record batch codes and counts on the hourly production sheet
• Stop the line with the emergency stop if anything jams or looks unsafe

• Neat, reliable and on time for shift start
• Basic reading and counting for batch sheets
• No problem wearing full PPE, including ear protection
• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage
• Available for rotating day and night shifts

• Some basic first-aid training
• Previous work in a food or FMCG factory
• Experience assisting on a packaging or filling machine

• Company transport on some night shifts
• Path to machine operator after six months
• Night-shift allowance on top of basic pay

• 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.