Meat Processing Line Worker

Here in Pinetown, a soft drink bottling plant needs steady people who can repeat a task well for eight hours. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

The site is in Pinetown; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Help the machine operator clear jams and reload hoppers
• Follow lock-out procedures when helping with cleaning inside machines
• Move full bins and crates to the next station with a trolley
• Clean down machines and floors at the end of each run
• Weigh ingredients or additives against the recipe card
• Hand over at shift change with notes on rejects and stoppages

• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage
• Basic reading and counting for batch sheets
• 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
• No problem wearing full PPE, including ear protection

• Company transport on some night shifts
• Night-shift allowance on top of basic pay
• Path to machine operator after six months
• 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.