Meat Processing Line Worker – Permanent

You'll keep the line running at a meat processing plant in Prospecton, feeding, checking and packing product all shift. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

This post is in Prospecton (KwaZulu-Natal). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Clean down machines and floors at the end of each run
• Move full bins and crates to the next station with a trolley
• Change over packaging film and labels when the line switches product
• Weigh ingredients or additives against the recipe card
• Hand over at shift change with notes on rejects and stoppages
• Check product for size, weight and seal faults and pull out rejects

• No problem wearing full PPE, including ear protection
• Available for rotating day and night shifts
• Able to stand for a full shift in a noisy, warm area
• Neat, reliable and on time for shift start

• Some basic first-aid training
• Previous work in a food or FMCG factory
• A food handler or basic HACCP awareness certificate

• Night-shift allowance on top of basic pay
• Company transport on some night shifts
• Free PPE, overalls and hairnets
• Staff shop with discounted factory products

• Do not wear jewellery or long nails to the interview if it is on site. Food factories notice and it counts.
• Name the products you worked on before, like "biscuit line" or "juice bottling". Factory recruiters read that faster than a job title.