Apprenticeships at Astral Foods Ltd

The company currently has vacancies for Apprenticeships at our operations in Festive for the following:

• Millwrights
• Electricians
• Fitters

The ideal candidates must be young, energetic, qualified N3 students with a passion to become an artisan.

The key performance areas of this Apprenticeship position are:

• Participate in the formal training plan for the apprenticeship;
• Perform duties required and make reasonable progress to achieve the competencies in the training plan;
• As instructed, undertake and attend any training or assessment related to the training plan;
• Keep the training record (logbook) in possession, and produce it to the employer and/or training organisation, when requested;
• Acknowledge that all workplace instructions and other material that comes into the apprentice's possession, as a result of the training, remains the property of the employer;
• Maintain, repair & optimise plant & associated devices under guidance of qualified Artisans / Technicians;
• Obey all workplace health and safety (including dress and equipment) and code of conduct workplace rules;
• The successful candidate will be required to enter a formal learnership agreement with the company and the AgriSETA.

       The successful candidate must meet the following requirements:

• Obtained Grade 12 (Matric) with Mathematics and Science, or Technical Matric;
• National Technical Certificate – N3 or higher in the Millwright engineering discipline.
• He/ she must be ambitious and dedicated, making full use of the opportunities the industry has to offer.
• Must be a team player.
• High energy level and action orientated.
• Mental alertness, analytical and problem solving skills.
• Pay attention to detail.
• Conceptual skills.
• Must be in possession of a tool box including tools.

Closing Date: 13 September 2026