Rice Packaging & Palletizing Specialist

Tiger Brands; Durban; On-site; ZAR 95,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Tiger Brands in Durban, South Africa, is seeking a diligent palletizing operator to safely stack finished rice bags onto pallets in line with packing patterns. You will ensure correct bag alignment, maintain pallet stability, and prepare pallets for warehousing and dispatch.

Responsibilities include quality checks on bags, reporting defects, assisting with pallet wrapping and labelling, keeping the area clean to food-safety standards, and following health and safety requirements.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 is required.
• Experience in packing/palletizing is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• 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 checks and labelling review.
• Inspect rice bags for tears, leaks or damaged packaging.
• Report defective products to the supervisor and follow procedures.
• Maintain cleanliness in palletizing area in line with food safety standards.
• Remove spilled rice and packaging waste promptly and safely.
• Follow hygiene, pest-control and contamination-prevention procedures.
• Follow all occupational health and safety requirements.
• Use the correct manual-handling techniques and required PPE.
• Report unsafe conditions, damaged pallets and equipment defects.

Skills

Manual handling

PPE usage

Food safety awareness

Education

Grade 12

Job description

Tiger Brands in Durban, South Africa, is seeking a diligent palletizing operator to safely stack finished rice bags onto pallets in line with packing patterns. You will ensure correct bag alignment, maintain pallet stability, and prepare pallets for warehousing and dispatch.

Responsibilities include quality checks on bags, reporting defects, assisting with pallet wrapping and labelling, keeping the area clean to food-safety standards, and following health and safety requirements.