Blockman – Meat Processing Specialist

Company: Econofoods

Location: Silverton, Pretoria

Posted: 16 February 2026

Job Type: Permanent

Work Level: Skilled

Salary: Market Related

EE Position: Yes

About Econofoods

Econofoods is a fast‑growing FMCG retail company that specialises in frozen foods. We deliver high‑quality products at unbeatable prices and pride ourselves on customer satisfaction every day. Our vibrant, colourful team is guided by the HO HOLA culture – a culture of appreciation, recognition and support for every individual.

Role Overview

The Blockman will be responsible for quality inspections, cutting and grinding meat, weighing, pricing, packaging and displaying products. You will also interact with customers, advise them on cuts and preparation methods, and coordinate pickups or deliveries.

Key Responsibilities

• Cut, grind and prepare meats for sale.
• Clean and maintain tools and equipment.
• Weigh, package, price and display products.
• Perform quality inspections on meats and other products.
• Ensure displays and signage are accurate and attractive.
• Greet customers, provide advice, answer questions and accept orders.
• Support department managers and co‑workers.
• Participate actively as a team member.
• Carry out any other tasks assigned by the manager.

Qualifications & Experience

• Matric certificate or equivalent qualification.
• At least 3 years of experience in a similar role, preferably in the FMCG retail industry.
• Knowledge of meat preparation techniques and cuts.

Competencies

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships.
• Friendly, helpful, confident yet humble, and a good team player.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, competitive environment.
• Fluent in English (written and verbal).
• Proficient with Microsoft Office.
• Excellent communication skills.
• High accuracy and attention to detail.

How to Apply

If you are passionate about this position and have the required skills, please apply through our application portal.

Application Deadline

Open until filled.

Contact

To apply, visit <a href="https://econofoods.mcidirecthire.com/External/Job?Ref=TEkBhDYErs0qhHgueWeCgt_yRI-cnPLR1MRk1RR6CpovtNnuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxkOUAzXEEVwy-2aV3hRN3HyrWV3Tbi5nLYrsi2u_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH2YcTSmOMVXAZW0d6pNuiVlYCxk