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SCALE OPERATOR

  • Milnerton
  • Salary: R4 800.00 - R6 400.00 Per Month
  • Job Type: Contract
  • Sectors: FMCG Technical Health & Safety
  • Reference: SCALE OPERATOR

Apply before Apr 18 2026 | 43 Days left

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Vacancy Details

Employer: WORKFORCE STAFFING

Our Client in the Montague Gardens (Cape Town) area, is seeking the skills of SCALE Operators, to start, immediately –

The Company operates a world class ingredient milling and blending service to the entire Cape Town – The Company also services thousands of customers – including, independent butchers, major retail chain stores, meat processing factories and poultry factories.

Please do note, that we need to fill these openings (ASAP). All interested applicants - that meets these specific requirements should forward an updated CV, with reference’s and supporting documents on to our service desk, immediately.

Kindly note - should you not receive a response to your application within one week please view your application as unsuccessful.

Task & Responsibilities

Purpose of the Position - To do manual weighing of works orders.

Special Requirements or conditions - Shift work

KPA’s and responsibilities would include, but may not be  limited to:

Production Outputs

  • Assist the packing supervisor on verifying the ready to pack totals at the beginning and end of each shift.
  •  Timeous reporting of faults or maintenance required must be evident with a proactive stance.
  •  Labels are printed, checked and available on time

Quality adherence

  • Ensure that all EHACCP is completed timeously and accurately 100% of the time
  • Adherence to HACCP & AIB standards timeously and accurately to ensure accreditation is achieved

Health and Safety

  • Following due process when it comes to housekeeping and health and safety - taking into account the OHSA & HACCP and any other measures in placE
  • Ensure than machinery and equipment is in good working order at all times.
  • Proactively manage this and ensure that maintenance team is called upon to assist timeously to avoid downtime. 
  •  In need escalate matters to management urgently where required.
  • Ensuring that the areas within the production unit are maintained and cleaned on an on-going basis to ensure that once the next shift commences the factory floor and area of work is at an acceptable standard from a health, safety and housekeeping perspective.

 

 


Candidate Requirements

Candidates Requirements

Knowledge and experience:

  • Experience in a similar role in FMCG
  • Understanding of the production functions and processes & how these work together
  •  Preferably Matric
  • Preferably NQF4 or equivalent
  • Experience in a similar role in FMCG
  • Understanding of the production functions and processes & how these, work together
  • Computer Literacy
  •  Technically inclined
  • Numerical skills
  • Health and Safety 

Technical competencies (abilities) –

  • Computer Literacy
  • Production functions and processes
  • Production planning
  •  Health and Safety 

Variety of Tasks:  

  • Repetitive
  • Computer – Unity
  • Reading scanner - locating stock in warehouse. Checking and placing pallet number.

Complexity

  • Check stock to system accuracy
  • Get resources from batching supervisor
  • Matching lot numbers
  • Check condition and quality of stock

Precision and Accuracy: 

  • Customer complaint – wrong product used in batch
  • Scooping out product out of the bag can be contaminated by not following HACCP guideline like washing hands properly
  • Breakages
  • Rough handling

Pressure of work or physical effort

  • Fairly moderate pressure
  •   Physical work (back, legs, arms, hands)
  • High volume

Behavioral attributes

  • Teamwork
  •  Function in a team environment to ensure healthy teamwork with all other departments.   
  •  Need to be a problem solver and to be able to take own initiative when required. 
  • Ensure that the required resources are available on time every time to ensure that the shift can function effectively and efficiently.    
  • Ensure that the correct IBC bin is used, and the works order is correct.

Required candidate’s traits.

  • Well Groomed
  •  Passion
  • Patience
  •  Likable
  • Positive
  •  Confident
  • Dependable
  • Responsive
  •  Integrity
  • Organized
  • Intelligent
  • Great communication skills.
  • Enthusiastic/eager
  •  Detail Oriented 
  •  Passionate
  •  Hard working 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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