General Worker
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Overview
RCL FOODS is seeking a General Worker to join our baking division. This role will be based at our Pretoria Bakery in Pretoria West and will report to the Stores Supervisor.
Requirements
- Matric or equivalent
- Forklift license an advantage
- Developed reading, listening and communication skills
- Minimum of 1 year’s experience in a similar environment
Responsibilities
- Unload inbound stock safely and move product to storage locations
- Efficiently stack and store the stock in the appropriate areas
- Ensure inbound and outbound stock are accurate and free of damage and report quality variances
- Pull and prepare stock for release, ensuring that the exact number and type of stock is loaded and despatched
- Efficiently move stock from storage areas into despatch vehicles
- Load, unload, move and stack stock and materials using a forklift
- Maintain the store’s equipment and materials in a neat, clean, and orderly fashion and perform minor maintenance on the forklift or other equipment
- Operate all equipment in a safe and efficient manner following prescribed work methods
- Assist in physical stock counts and ensure proper stock rotation
- Perform or assist in building, grounds, and equipment maintenance as required
- Assist in maintaining the security of the store
- Safeguard the stock in the stores at all times against loss and damage
- Comply with applicable company policies including those pertaining to health, safety, environment, risk and quality, including HACCP/ISO
- Conduct housekeeping in accordance with standard operating procedures
- Take ownership and accountability for tasks and activities and demonstrate effective self-management
- Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of work are consistently and accurately maintained
- Inform relevant parties in the event of tasks or deadlines not met and provide appropriate resolution
- Manage colleagues’ expectations and communicate appropriately
- Demonstrate willingness to help others and 'go the extra mile' to meet team targets and objectives
Prepare for this opportunity
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Match your background to the requirements
Compare the qualification named in the requirements with your completed studies. Use the exact qualification title and completion date in your CV. If your studies are still in progress, say so clearly. Check the source before assuming that a different qualification will be accepted.
Check the type and length of experience requested. Make relevant roles easy to find with consistent start and end dates, then explain your own responsibilities. Label internships, practical training and volunteering accurately so the recruiter can distinguish them from other employment.
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Use the duties to tailor your CV
For General Worker, use the responsibilities above to decide which examples deserve space in your application. Choose a relevant task or project, explain what you personally did and describe the outcome. Use a measurable result where you have one, without inventing figures or sharing confidential information.
You do not need to repeat the whole advert in your CV. Help the reader connect your evidence to the advertised work. If you have not performed a duty before, describe relevant learning or transferable experience honestly rather than presenting it as a task you have already done.
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