🏭 Tiger Brands General Worker Vacancy – Maitland, Cape Town (Full-Time, Onsite)

Posted: 5 Days Ago
Application Deadline: 27 March 2026 (3 days left)
Job Requisition ID: JR001839

Tiger Brands, Africa’s largest listed manufacturer of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), is hiring General Workers in Maitland, Cape Town. This is a full-time, onsite role with opportunities to gain hands-on production experience in a dynamic, professional environment.

Working at Tiger Brands is rewarding because we truly believe in what we do and are passionate about creating high-quality products that impact lives every day.

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🔹 Key Responsibilities

As a General Worker, you will be responsible for supporting production operations while adhering to quality, safety, and regulatory standards, including GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) and Food Safety requirements. Core responsibilities include:

• Preparing production areas by ensuring all equipment, materials, and packaging are ready (tape guns, sellotape, pallets, wrapping, etc.)
• Executing daily production activities to achieve operational targets
• Performing manual activities to produce safe, high-quality products
• Escalating production obstacles such as material defects, line stoppages, or safety incidents
• Managing waste collection within and around the production facility
• Maintaining clean, safe, and orderly workstations and surrounding areas in accordance with GMP and Food Safety governance
• Adhering to all quality requirements, procedures, and policies
• Executing 5S, Teamwork, PMC, and Focused Improvement Pillar activities as per MECP standards
• Supporting loss capturing by documenting production losses as required
• Performing safe and efficient startup, shutdown, and changeover procedures
• Reporting absenteeism, time, and attendance delays to supervisors or HR
• Packing products accurately, ensuring correct quantities and proper sealing of boxes
• Palletizing products in correct format
• Checking date codes and sealing quality continuously
• Monitoring packing machines in the absence of the operator and stopping the line if necessary
• Performing housekeeping and “Clean as You Go” daily and weekly schedules, including equipment cleaning and debris removal
• Inspecting for signs of infestation and reporting findings
• Executing additional reasonable tasks as requested by supervisors or management

🔹 Requirements

Applicants must meet the following minimum qualifications and competencies:

• Education: Grade 12 (Matric) or equivalent; Mathematics and Physics are advantageous
• Knowledge: Food and Occupational Safety
• Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills, attention to work standards, teamwork, and reliability
• Flexibility: Willing to work shifts, weekends, public holidays, and overtime as required

Employment Equity: In line with Tiger Brands’ Employment Equity Plan, preference may be given to candidates from under-represented designated groups.

🔹 About Tiger Brands

Tiger Brands is Africa’s largest listed FMCG manufacturer, producing iconic and award-winning branded food and beverages. Our products touch lives across all meal occasions, and our mission is to ignite careers, grow brands, and expand our business.

As a multinational FMCG company, we offer a dynamic work environment where employees can learn, grow, and contribute to quality products that impact South African lives daily.

🔹 Location & Employment Type

• Location: Maitland, Cape Town, Western Cape
• Employment Type: Full-time, Onsite

🔹 How to Apply

Interested candidates can apply through the official Tiger Brands careers portal. Make sure your application includes:

• Updated CV
• Relevant qualifications
• Evidence of availability for shifts, weekends, public holidays, and overtime

Act quickly — the closing date is 27 March 2026.

Tiger Brands is a company where you can grow your career, contribute to iconic brands, and gain valuable FMCG production experience. If you are motivated, reliable, and ready to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

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