Meat Processing Line Worker

Good factory hands stay for years, and this snack food factory in Umhlanga trains from day one. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

The site is in Umhlanga; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

• Clean down machines and floors at the end of each run
• Follow lock-out procedures when helping with cleaning inside machines
• Help the machine operator clear jams and reload hoppers
• Feed raw material or empty packaging into the machine at the start of the line
• Pack finished product into cases and stack them by batch number

• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage
• Basic reading and counting for batch sheets
• Able to stand for a full shift in a noisy, warm area
• Available for rotating day and night shifts
• Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check

• Experience assisting on a packaging or filling machine
• NQF Level 2 manufacturing learnership completed
• Previous work in a food or FMCG factory

• Free PPE, overalls and hairnets
• Company transport on some night shifts
• Night-shift allowance on top of basic pay

• 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.