Meat Processing Line Worker – Experienced

Machines set the pace at this soft drink bottling plant in Durban Central; you keep up and catch the faults. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

The work is in Durban Central, KwaZulu-Natal, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

• Weigh ingredients or additives against the recipe card
• Help the machine operator clear jams and reload hoppers
• Record batch codes and counts on the hourly production sheet
• Wear hairnets, beard covers and gloves in food-safe zones
• Clean down machines and floors at the end of each run

• Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check
• Neat, reliable and on time for shift start
• Able to stand for a full shift in a noisy, warm area
• No problem wearing full PPE, including ear protection
• Available for rotating day and night shifts
• Basic reading and counting for batch sheets

• Previous work in a food or FMCG factory
• A food handler or basic HACCP awareness certificate
• 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
• 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.