Meat Processing Line Worker – Entry Level

You'll keep the line running at a plastic moulding plant in Umlazi, 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.

Home base is a plastic moulding plant on the Umlazi side of KwaZulu-Natal.

• Weigh ingredients or additives against the recipe card
• Change over packaging film and labels when the line switches product
• Record batch codes and counts on the hourly production sheet
• Stop the line with the emergency stop if anything jams or looks unsafe
• 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
• Hand over at shift change with notes on rejects and stoppages

• Available for rotating day and night shifts
• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage
• No problem wearing full PPE, including ear protection
• Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check
• You follow hygiene rules without being reminded

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

• Path to machine operator after six months
• Free PPE, overalls and hairnets
• Company transport on some night shifts
• Staff shop with discounted factory products

• Mention that you can work rotating shifts right at the top. It is the first thing most factories filter on.
• Do not wear jewellery or long nails to the interview if it is on site. Food factories notice and it counts.