Meat Processing Line Worker

You'll keep the line running at a soft drink bottling plant in Kariega, feeding, checking and packing product all shift. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

Location: Kariega, Eastern Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Check product for size, weight and seal faults and pull out rejects
• Clean down machines and floors at the end of each run
• Weigh ingredients or additives against the recipe card
• Follow lock-out procedures when helping with cleaning inside machines
• Move full bins and crates to the next station with a trolley
• Record batch codes and counts on the hourly production sheet
• Change over packaging film and labels when the line switches product

• 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
• Available for rotating day and night shifts
• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage
• No problem wearing full PPE, including ear protection

• NQF Level 2 manufacturing learnership completed
• Experience assisting on a packaging or filling machine

• Night-shift allowance on top of basic pay
• Path to machine operator after six months
• 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.