General Worker

Tiger Brands; Durban; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Tiger Brands in Durban seeks a dedicated palletising operator to stack finished rice bags on pallets following prescribed patterns. You will help ensure product quality, accurate quantities and readiness for warehousing and dispatch.

Responsibilities include maintaining proper pallet configuration, inspecting bags for damage, reporting defects, and supporting production while meeting daily targets. The role emphasises food safety, hygiene and safe manual handling.

Qualifications

• Experience in packaging or palletizing is preferred.
• Ability to follow stacking patterns and maintain product quality.

Responsibilities

• Paletize finished rice bags onto pallets according to stacking patterns.
• Ensure bags are aligned, stable and securely stacked.
• Maintain pallet configuration and stacking height for safe transport.
• Inspect bags for damage or labeling issues and report defects.

Skills

Palletizing operations

Quality control

Education

Grade 12

Job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

To palletize finished rice products safely and efficiently by stacking packed rice bags onto pallets according to prescribed stacking patterns, ensuring product quality, correct quantities and readiness for warehousing and dispatch.

• Palletizing operations
• Stack packed rice bags onto pallets according to the required stacking pattern.
• Ensure bags are properly aligned, stable and securely stacked.
• Maintain the correct pallet configuration and stacking height.
• Ensure pallets are suitable for safe transportation and storage.
• Product quality
• Inspect rice bags for tears, leaks, damaged packaging or incorrect labelling.
• Report defective products to the supervisor and follow the applicable procedures.
• Ensure the correct product type and bag size are palletized.
• Production support
• Maintain a consistent flow of finished rice bags from the packing line.
• Assist with pallet wrapping, labelling and securing finished pallets where required.
• Meet daily production targets and minimise product damage and waste.
• Food safety and housekeeping
• Maintain cleanliness in the palletizing area in accordance with food safety standards.
• Remove spilled rice and packaging waste promptly and safely.
• Follow hygiene, pest-control and contamination-prevention procedures.
• Health and safety
• Follow all occupational health and safety requirements.
• Use the correct manual-handling techniques and required PPE.
• Report unsafe conditions, damaged pallets and equipment defects.
• Never operate forklifts or other restricted machinery without the required authorisation and training.

Minimum Requirements

• Grade 12
• Previous experience in a packing or palletizing environment would be advantageous.

In accordance with the employment equity plan of Tiger Brands and its employment equity goals and targets, preference may be given, but is not limited, to candidates from under-represented designated groups.