Production Assistant (Chemical Blending)

Machines set the pace at this meat processing plant in Gqeberha; you keep up and catch the faults. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

You'll report in Gqeberha. Relocation is not covered for this one. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Wear hairnets, beard covers and gloves in food-safe zones
• Pack finished product into cases and stack them by batch number
• Feed raw material or empty packaging into the machine at the start of the line
• Record batch codes and counts on the hourly production sheet
• Help the machine operator clear jams and reload hoppers
• Hand over at shift change with notes on rejects and stoppages
• Move full bins and crates to the next station with a trolley

• Available for rotating day and night shifts
• Basic reading and counting for batch sheets
• You follow hygiene rules without being reminded
• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage
• Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check

• NQF Level 2 manufacturing learnership completed
• A food handler or basic HACCP awareness certificate

• Staff shop with discounted factory products
• Company transport on some night shifts
• Path to machine operator after six months
• 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.