Meat Processing Line Worker

Machines set the pace at this soft drink bottling plant in Durban Central; you keep up and catch the faults. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

The work is in Durban Central, KwaZulu-Natal, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Change over packaging film and labels when the line switches product
• Weigh ingredients or additives against the recipe card
• Follow lock-out procedures when helping with cleaning inside machines
• Help the machine operator clear jams and reload hoppers
• Clean down machines and floors at the end of each run

• Able to stand for a full shift in a noisy, warm area
• Available for rotating day and night shifts
• Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check
• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage
• No problem wearing full PPE, including ear protection

• A food handler or basic HACCP awareness certificate
• Some basic first-aid training

• Free PPE, overalls and hairnets
• Night-shift allowance on top of basic pay
• Staff shop with discounted factory products

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