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operator, cleaner&general worker (Former Employee) - Molteno, Eastern Cape - 13 May 2021
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The most useful review selected by Indeedmy typical day at work was the first week i started working there..i ve learnt to stay on your line of work ...management was very good...the hardest part was to stand the whole 12 hours
Pros
free biscuits for breakfast
Cons
long hours
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Selling bread
driver code 10 and 14 (Current Employee) - Nelspruit - 4 May 2021
It's a big company where you can work nice. This company it's nice to work in this company. But there's no over cos we work more hours. They use commission to pay us but if you sell more than 20 000 bread per month base on your road.
Pros
No free lunch
Cons
Long hours
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Productive and fun work place but with a lot of pressure but you gain more experience and references
Quality Monitor (Former Employee) - Hammarsdale, KwaZulu-Natal - 20 April 2021
More experience, a way to work with alot of people and communication skills.... Also you gain experience along with superb strategic thinking and management skills to help you to achieve your goals
Pros
Free lunches
Cons
Long hours
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Productive yet stressful environment
Superintendent (Current Employee) - Mpumalanga - 18 March 2021
Generally a good organization. Job security is average. Pay is average for most mid and junior management positions. Career Growth is somewhat slow especially if you have been with the company for long.Lacks fringe benefits.Sometimes excessive budget cuts negatively influence performance.
Pros
1 hour daily lunch time. Health care clinics within the premises
Cons
Strenuous work environment
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Productive and fun workplace
general worker (Former Employee) - Centurion, Gauteng - 26 February 2021
RCL Foods is a fun productive workplace.The managers and management are all team player with good communication skills.I learn a lot of things at RCL Food like paying attention into details,being a team worker and also being patient and being a hardworking person.
Pros
We carry lunchbox
Cons
Long hours
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Great company to work for
HR Practitioner (Former Employee) - Worcester, Western Cape - 13 January 2021
The is definitely growth opportunities at the company. Developing their staff is priority. The company care about their employees and there is a open door policy to management. Problems get resolve immediately and the company always want to do more for their employees.
Pros
Job security and growth opportunities
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Generous company
Engineering intern (Former Employee) - Malalane, Mpumalanga - 11 January 2021
RCL has a very fair and enjoyable work environment, and a great program for skills transfer and mentoring. The only negative is the remote location of the sugar mills.
Cons
Distance from large towns or cities
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Productive
cleaning job (Former Employee) - Cape Town, Western Cape - 11 December 2020
I was learned a lot working with food it was my first time now I know how to work in food companies.the hardest party of the job is when we working with spices chii spicy.
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Products are good and the work place is fine
Driver sales man (Former Employee) - Pretoria, Gauteng - 17 November 2020
I e njoyed working for this company until the wage negotiations of 2018 goes wrong ,I didn't get increase in fact my salary was decreased, that's were I started to loose interest.
Pros
No free lunches
Cons
No long hours
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Management
Sales Administrator (Current Employee) - Bedfordview, Gauteng - 5 September 2020
Lack of transformation, managers show favoritism a lot of nepotism as well. Line managers often rude to subordinates. Too much work for one person. They don’t want to recruit staff
Pros
None
Cons
Lack of transformation
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Productive and Fun Work Place
Sourcing Specialist (Former Employee) - Durban, KwaZulu-Natal - 11 August 2020
Awesome company to for.
The work environment is relaxed and challenging at the same time.
High Degree of collaboration is encouraged.
The most enjoyable part is the fact that we are allowed to challenge the status quo.
Pros
Awesome Head Office
Cons
Salary Benifits on the low side but reasonable
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Productive and fun plave to work
Transport Clerk (Former Employee) - Benoni, Gauteng - 9 August 2020
I loved working there. Management was very friendly, and helpful.
Just a shame it was on contract, because they have a HUGE BEE policies.
I feel it is a bit discriminating.
Pros
Helpful people everywhere
Cons
No cons
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It not bad at all but we agreed to work under pressure
Forklift operator (Former Employee) - Hammarsdale, KwaZulu-Natal - 7 August 2020
Obay the rules at all the times and keep your work place clean at all times and report the unnecessary things you see and hygiene provided no alcohol allowed
Pros
Security is tight and the work place is safe
Cons
Working under pressure
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I prefer to work at RCL food
packing cleaning scanning (Former Employee) - Germiston, Gauteng/ Johannesburg - 26 June 2020
I prefer to work at RCL food because they management it very take care of workers and the make sure that the job it completely correct and it reminding workers to wear PPE allows it making sure that the work place is in order the work place it allows clean
Pros
Good
Cons
Perfect
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Corraborative and professional work place
SHEQ Administrator (Current Employee) - Malelane, Mpumalanga - 4 June 2020
each day is a different day of professional work, collaborative work, and taught me to work confidently and give work great enthusiasm and priority, our management make sure every work day be a day you long for, with their smart work and good leadership skills, being tentative was my hardest part of work, most enjoyable part was when I was settled I was flowing incredible doing my work as professional as needed.
Pros
Friday Tea Breakfast
Cons
Shift Rotation
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It was good working for RCl foods but the chances for promotion are few
Hatchery man (Former Employee) - Malmesbury, Western Cape - 3 June 2020
I gain a lot of experience and skills at RCl foods such as communication skill, solving problem, working multiple cultures and collaborative skill and team work
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The job is stressing while earning less
General worker/flow wrappers (Current Employee) - Spartan, Gauteng - 14 April 2020
Working for the company is a pressure.
The burden on your shoulders is huge than your salary. And when we come to payment, they pay you according to your agreement.
Pros
Give us attendency benefits
Cons
Undertime is boring
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It was nice to be RCL i miss mi job
Cake dopositer (Former Employee) - Spartan, Gauteng - 6 April 2020
I was working at cake side. I was do a cake decoration an i was work at allergen area an do a carrot cake like almost all department i know how is it oparating
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Workplace
Merchandiser (Current Employee) - East London, Eastern Cape - 29 March 2020
Fast working place, with flexible working hours, and their salary its worth it cause i work 3 days Friday, Saturday and Sunday with 25.5 hours and receive R760
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Productive and Fun. mostly a well maintained place.
Storeman (Engineering) (Current Employee) - Sasolburg, Free State - 25 February 2020
workplace culture is fun and interesting. the place is enjoyable at all times. management changes is normally push employees to feel uncomfortable but certainly we all adhere to new changes and work well after all.
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It is a company with great opertunities
SHEQ Administrator (Former Employee) - Worcester, Western Cape - 19 February 2020
It is a good company. It pays there workers well. There is very much opertunities to gain from company. They provide you alsocwith refreshment courses.
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