Meat Processing Line Worker

You'll keep the line running at a plastic moulding plant in Vereeniging, feeding, checking and packing product all shift. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

Home base is a plastic moulding plant on the Vereeniging side of Gauteng.

• Record batch codes and counts on the hourly production sheet
• Pack finished product into cases and stack them by batch number
• Check product for size, weight and seal faults and pull out rejects
• Wear hairnets, beard covers and gloves in food-safe zones
• Hand over at shift change with notes on rejects and stoppages
• Clean down machines and floors at the end of each run

• Neat, reliable and on time for shift start
• Available for rotating day and night shifts
• Basic reading and counting for batch sheets
• Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check
• No problem wearing full PPE, including ear protection

• Free PPE, overalls and hairnets
• Company transport on some night shifts
• Path to machine operator after six months
• 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.
• Mention that you can work rotating shifts right at the top. It is the first thing most factories filter on.