📦 PACKER FTC – RCL FOODS | PRETORIA WEST
Company: RCL Foods
Position: Packer FTC
Reference Number: RCL260805-6
Employment Type: Temporary / Fixed-Term Contract
Function: Operations / Manufacturing
Location: Pretoria West, Gauteng
Closing Date: 12 August 2026
📌 ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
RCL FOODS is looking for a Packer FTC to join its team in Pretoria West, Gauteng.
The successful candidate will report to the Team Leader and will be responsible for packing finished beverage products and preparing completed products for shipment.
This opportunity is suitable for candidates who have Matric, can read and write, and have at least one year of beverage product packing experience.
🎓 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must have:
- Matric / Grade 12.
- Ability to read and write.
- Minimum 1 year of experience in beverage product packing.
- Ability to work shifts as required.
- Willingness to follow workplace safety and food safety procedures.
Previous experience in a manufacturing, production or beverage environment will be beneficial.
📦 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The successful Packer will be responsible for:
Packing Products
- Preparing corrugated boxes for packing.
- Packing cooled products into corrugated boxes.
- Ensuring products are packed according to the correct sizes and quantities.
- Palletising packed corrugated product boxes.
- Checking boxes before and after packing.
- Ensuring all corrugated boxes are free from damage.
- Checking daily production plans to identify products that need to be packed.
- Removing completed or defective products and materials as required.
- Shrink-wrapping and labelling each packed product box.
🔍 QUALITY CONTROL
The Packer must maintain high standards when handling finished products.
Responsibilities include:
- Checking products and packaging for defects.
- Ensuring the correct quantity and size of products are packed.
- Identifying damaged boxes or materials.
- Removing defective products from the packing process.
- Ensuring products are correctly labelled.
- Reporting food safety and food quality concerns immediately to management.
Attention to detail is important to ensure that customers receive products that meet RCL FOODS’ quality standards.
🧹 HOUSEKEEPING
The successful candidate will be expected to maintain a clean and organised working environment.
Duties include:
- Maintaining good housekeeping within the work area.
- Keeping packing areas clean and organised.
- Ensuring materials are stored appropriately.
- Removing waste and defective materials.
- Following workplace cleanliness requirements.
🦺 HEALTH & SAFETY
Safety is an important part of the role.
The successful candidate must:
- Attend and participate in relevant company safety programmes.
- Maintain workplace safety.
- Follow established safety guidelines.
- Wear the required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in designated areas.
- Follow confined-space safety requirements where applicable.
- Follow all workplace health and safety procedures.
- Report unsafe conditions or incidents to the relevant supervisor.
🥫 FOOD SAFETY & GMP
Because the position involves food and beverage products, the successful candidate must comply with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
This includes:
- Following food safety procedures.
- Maintaining personal hygiene.
- Wearing the required PPE.
- Ensuring products are handled correctly.
- Reporting food safety concerns immediately.
- Following quality-control procedures.
- Protecting finished products from contamination or damage.
📈 CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
Employees are encouraged to contribute to improving workplace processes.
The Packer will be expected to:
- Identify opportunities to improve the packing process.
- Share relevant observations with the team.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives.
- Follow improved procedures once implemented.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues and supervisors.
⏰ WORKING REQUIREMENTS
The successful candidate must be willing to:
- Work shifts as required.
- Work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Follow daily production schedules.
- Meet required packing targets.
- Work effectively as part of a production team.
- Follow instructions from the Team Leader and management.
👤 IDEAL CANDIDATE
RCL FOODS is looking for someone who is:
- Hardworking and reliable.
- Physically capable of performing packing duties.
- Detail-oriented.
- Safety-conscious.
- Able to follow instructions.
- Comfortable working shifts.
- Able to work under pressure.
- A good team player.
- Committed to quality and food safety.
- Experienced in beverage product packing.
📍 JOB DETAILS
Position: Packer FTC
Company: RCL Foods
Reference: RCL260805-6
Function: Operations / Manufacturing
Contract: Temporary / Fixed-Term Contract
Location: Pretoria West, Gauteng
Minimum Qualification: Matric
Experience: Minimum 1 year beverage product packing
Closing Date: 12 August 2026
🚨 DON’T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY!
If you have Matric, can read and write, and have at least 1 year of beverage product packing experience, this could be a great opportunity to join RCL FOODS in Pretoria West.
📦 Packer FTC
📍 Pretoria West, Gauteng
📅 Closing Date: 12 August 2026
Update your CV and apply before the closing date! 💼🔥