Meat Processing Line Worker

Here in Tzaneen, a meat processing plant needs steady people who can repeat a task well for eight hours. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

Location: Tzaneen, Limpopo. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• 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
• Record batch codes and counts on the hourly production sheet
• Hand over at shift change with notes on rejects and stoppages
• Change over packaging film and labels when the line switches product
• Feed raw material or empty packaging into the machine at the start of the line
• Check product for size, weight and seal faults and pull out rejects

• 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
• No problem wearing full PPE, including ear protection
• Available for rotating day and night shifts
• You follow hygiene rules without being reminded

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

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

• 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.