Blockman – Meat Processing Specialist

Reference Number: Blockman.Silverton.Feb2026

About Econofoods

Econofoods is a fast‑growing FMCG retail company that specialises in frozen foods. We are committed to delivering high‑quality products at unbeatable prices while prioritising customer satisfaction every day. Our vibrant, colourful team and unique HO HOLA culture celebrate every individual’s contribution and foster a supportive environment where everyone can thrive.

Job Purpose

The Blockman will be responsible for quality inspections, using meat grinders, knives, saws and other tools to cut meat into smaller portions, weighing, pricing, and packaging cuts, and ensuring displays and signage are attractive and eye‑catching. The role also involves speaking to customers to determine their needs, providing advice on proper cuts and preparation methods, and coordinating pickups or deliveries.

Key Responsibilities

• Meat Processing: Cutting, grinding, and preparing meats for sale.
• Cleaning and maintaining tools and equipment.
• Weighing, packaging, pricing, and displaying products.
• Performing quality inspections on meats and other products.
• Customer Service: Ensuring displays and signage are accurate and attractive.
• Greeting and speaking to customers, providing advice, answering questions, and accepting orders.
• Teamwork: Supporting department managers and co‑employees.
• Actively participating as a member of the team.
• Performing any other task assigned by the manager from time to time.

Qualifications & Experience

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

Competencies Required

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build and maintain relationships.
• Friendly, helpful, confident yet humble, and able to work well in a team.
• Ability to work in a highly competitive, fast‑paced, dynamic environment.
• Fluent communication in English (written and verbal).
• Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Strong communication skills.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.

Job Details

Location: Silverton, Pretoria

Work Level: Skilled

Job Type: Permanent

Salary: Market Related

EE Position: Yes

How to Apply

If you are passionate about this position and possess the required skills and experience, we invite you to apply through our application portal.

Open until filled.

Application Link

To apply, please 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_zQc7XL0ibFiKnPxNFTjPrgLvawCorMH