Packaging Line Operator (Rotating Shifts)

Here in Bellville, a meat processing plant needs steady people who can repeat a task well for eight hours. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

This post is Bellville-based, with most of your time spent at a meat processing plant.

• 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
• Move full bins and crates to the next station with a trolley
• Change over packaging film and labels when the line switches product

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

• Previous work in a food or FMCG factory
• NQF Level 2 manufacturing learnership completed
• Some basic first-aid training

• Staff shop with discounted factory products
• Free PPE, overalls and hairnets
• Company transport on some night shifts

• 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.