Meat Processing Line Worker

Good factory hands stay for years, and this industrial bakery in Prospecton trains from day one. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

Home base is an industrial bakery on the Prospecton side of KwaZulu-Natal. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Stop the line with the emergency stop if anything jams or looks unsafe
• Move full bins and crates to the next station with a trolley
• Pack finished product into cases and stack them by batch number
• Wear hairnets, beard covers and gloves in food-safe zones
• Record batch codes and counts on the hourly production sheet
• Hand over at shift change with notes on rejects and stoppages

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

• Previous work in a food or FMCG factory
• Some basic first-aid training
• NQF Level 2 manufacturing learnership completed

• Free PPE, overalls and hairnets
• Company transport on some night shifts
• 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.