Meat Processing Line Worker

Machines set the pace at this furniture assembly factory in Boksburg; you keep up and catch the faults. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

Location: Boksburg, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Clean down machines and floors at the end of each run
• Pack finished product into cases and stack them by batch number
• Feed raw material or empty packaging into the machine at the start of the line
• Stop the line with the emergency stop if anything jams or looks unsafe
• Follow lock-out procedures when helping with cleaning inside machines
• Check product for size, weight and seal faults and pull out rejects
• Record batch codes and counts on the hourly production sheet

• Neat, reliable and on time for shift start
• Able to stand for a full shift in a noisy, warm area
• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage
• Basic reading and counting for batch sheets
• Available for rotating day and night shifts

• A food handler or basic HACCP awareness certificate
• Experience assisting on a packaging or filling machine

• Staff shop with discounted factory products
• Free PPE, overalls and hairnets
• Path to machine operator after six months

• Do not wear jewellery or long nails to the interview if it is on site. Food factories notice and it counts.
• Name the products you worked on before, like "biscuit line" or "juice bottling". Factory recruiters read that faster than a job title.