Production Assistant

picknpay; Soweto; On-site; ZAR 72,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Pick n Pay in Gauteng seeks a team-focused candidate for a store-based meat preparation and customer service role. You will manufacture and wrap products, ensure correct pricing and labels, and perform quality checks to prevent wastage.

Responsibilities include maintaining cold chain, hygiene, and strict safety standards while engaging customers and supporting stock rotation across shifts and stores as required.

Qualifications

• Matric
• Must reside close to store
• Able to manufacture / produce various meat products
• Must be able to communicate in English
• May be required to transfer between stores

Responsibilities

• Manufacture/ prepare and/or wrap products according to specifications/ standards and daily/ weekly budgets
• Correctly price random weight/ loose selling items
• Check correct pricing e.g Labels
• Conduct regular quality checks, ensure that stock is rotated. Damaged/ expired stock is removed
• Prevent wastage/ shrinkage/ damages
• Check temperatures/ maintain the cold chain
• Ensure that hygiene, housekeeping and safe working standards are maintained
• Ensure security procedures are adhered to
• Operate and clean equipment according to laid down standards
• Approach and advise customers on the product, listen to customers’ requests, provide the required product or services
• Process all customer orders according to the correct procedures and service standards
• Promote products
• Communicate effectively with employees, management, customers and suppliers

Job description

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

Responsibilities

• Manufacture/ prepare and/ or wrap products according to specifications/ standards and daily/ weekly budgets
• Correctly price random weight/ loose selling items
• Check correct pricing e.g Labels
• Conduct regular quality checks, ensure that stock is rotated. Damaged/ expired stock is removed
• Prevent wastage/ shrinkage/ damages
• Check temperatures/ maintain the cold chain
• Ensure that hygiene, housekeeping and safe working standards are maintained (floor back-up)
• Ensure security procedures are adhered to
• Operate and clean equipment according to laid down standards
• Approach and advise customers on the product, listen to customers’ requests, provide the required product or services and handle customers in a courteous and professional manner
• Process all customer orders according to the correct procedures and servce standards
• Promote products
• Communicate effectively with employees, management, customers and suppliers

Requirements

• Matric
• Must reside close to store
• Able to manufacture / produce various meat products e.g. sausage, mince etc.
• Must be able to communicate in English
• Note: The incumbent may also be expected to perform other duties as assigned from time to time. This position will require transferability between stores.

Traits

• Calm/Patient
• Communicate
• Conscientious (by the book)
• Customer minded
• Handle routine work
• Thorough / accurate
• Team Player

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

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