Meat Processing Line Worker

You'll keep the line running at a soft drink bottling plant in Soweto, feeding, checking and packing product all shift. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

You'll be based at a soft drink bottling plant in Soweto. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Hand over at shift change with notes on rejects and stoppages
• Help the machine operator clear jams and reload hoppers
• Feed raw material or empty packaging into the machine at the start of the line
• Follow lock-out procedures when helping with cleaning inside machines
• Change over packaging film and labels when the line switches product
• Move full bins and crates to the next station with a trolley

• Basic reading and counting for batch sheets
• Able to stand for a full shift in a noisy, warm area
• Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check
• Neat, reliable and on time for shift start

• Previous work in a food or FMCG factory
• Some basic first-aid training

• Company transport on some night shifts
• Night-shift allowance on top of basic pay
• Free PPE, overalls and hairnets
• Path to machine operator after six months

• 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.