Meat Processing Line Worker – Entry Level

You'll keep the line running at a snack food factory in Somerset West, feeding, checking and packing product all shift. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

You'll report in Somerset West. Relocation is not covered for this one.

• Feed raw material or empty packaging into the machine at the start of the line
• Move full bins and crates to the next station with a trolley
• Clean down machines and floors at the end of each run
• Record batch codes and counts on the hourly production sheet
• Check product for size, weight and seal faults and pull out rejects
• Wear hairnets, beard covers and gloves in food-safe zones
• Stop the line with the emergency stop if anything jams or looks unsafe

• Able to stand for a full shift in a noisy, warm area
• Neat, reliable and on time for shift start
• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage
• No problem wearing full PPE, including ear protection
• Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check

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

• Path to machine operator after six months
• Company transport on some night shifts
• Free PPE, overalls and hairnets

• 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.