Production Assistant (Chemical Blending) – Fixed-Term

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

You'll be based at a meat processing plant in Paarl. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Change over packaging film and labels when the line switches product
• Clean down machines and floors at the end of each run
• Pack finished product into cases and stack them by batch number
• Record batch codes and counts on the hourly production sheet
• Follow lock-out procedures when helping with cleaning inside machines
• Hand over at shift change with notes on rejects and stoppages
• Check product for size, weight and seal faults and pull out rejects

• Basic reading and counting for batch sheets
• Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check
• Available for rotating day and night shifts
• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage

• A food handler or basic HACCP awareness certificate
• Some basic first-aid training
• NQF Level 2 manufacturing learnership completed

• Company transport on some night shifts
• Night-shift allowance on top of basic pay
• Staff shop with discounted factory products
• 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.