Meat Processing Line Worker

Machines set the pace at this meat processing plant in Komani; you keep up and catch the faults. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

You'll be based at a meat processing plant in Komani. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

• Wear hairnets, beard covers and gloves in food-safe zones
• Feed raw material or empty packaging into the machine at the start of the line
• Help the machine operator clear jams and reload hoppers
• Follow lock-out procedures when helping with cleaning inside machines
• Check product for size, weight and seal faults and pull out rejects
• Change over packaging film and labels when the line switches product
• Hand over at shift change with notes on rejects and stoppages

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

• NQF Level 2 manufacturing learnership completed
• A food handler or basic HACCP awareness certificate

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

• Name the products you worked on before, like "biscuit line" or "juice bottling". Factory recruiters read that faster than a job title.
• Mention that you can work rotating shifts right at the top. It is the first thing most factories filter on.