Meat Processing Line Worker

You'll keep the line running at a furniture assembly factory in Hammarsdale, feeding, checking and packing product all shift. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

The work is in Hammarsdale, KwaZulu-Natal, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

• Hand over at shift change with notes on rejects and stoppages
• Record batch codes and counts on the hourly production sheet
• Follow lock-out procedures when helping with cleaning inside machines
• Stop the line with the emergency stop if anything jams or looks unsafe
• Check product for size, weight and seal faults and pull out rejects

• Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check
• You follow hygiene rules without being reminded
• Neat, reliable and on time for shift start
• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage
• No problem wearing full PPE, including ear protection

• Previous work in a food or FMCG factory
• NQF Level 2 manufacturing learnership completed
• A food handler or basic HACCP awareness certificate

• Night-shift allowance on top of basic pay
• Free PPE, overalls and hairnets
• Company transport on some night shifts

• 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.