Production Line Worker (Food Factory)

Machines set the pace at this meat processing plant in Germiston; you keep up and catch the faults. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

The work is in Germiston, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Check product for size, weight and seal faults and pull out rejects
• Hand over at shift change with notes on rejects and stoppages
• Clean down machines and floors at the end of each run
• Change over packaging film and labels when the line switches product
• Weigh ingredients or additives against the recipe card

• No problem wearing full PPE, including ear protection
• You follow hygiene rules without being reminded
• Basic reading and counting for batch sheets
• Neat, reliable and on time for shift start
• Able to stand for a full shift in a noisy, warm area

• Experience assisting on a packaging or filling machine
• A food handler or basic HACCP awareness certificate
• Some basic first-aid training

• Company transport on some night shifts
• Staff shop with discounted factory products
• Night-shift allowance on top of basic pay
• Free PPE, overalls and hairnets

• Mention that you can work rotating shifts right at the top. It is the first thing most factories filter on.
• Name the products you worked on before, like "biscuit line" or "juice bottling". Factory recruiters read that faster than a job title.