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Empact Group – Company Profile & Opportunities
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What Empact Group research shows
Empact Group operates as a large contract catering and facilities management provider in South Africa. It supplies food services, cleaning, and hospitality support to corporate offices, mines, hospitals, and schools.
Locations
Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban
Company size
30,000+
Role areas
Kitchen Assistant, Catering Manager, Chef
Typical pay
R5,500–R16,000/month
Head office
Johannesburg
Founded
1971
What the work may be like
Empact Group is the scale player in South African contract catering and facilities management — 30,000+ employees across all nine provinces, serving corporate canteens, mines, hospitals, and schools. The diversity of site placements is one of the most distinctive features of working here: an Empact career can take you from a Johannesburg corporate campus to a Northern Cape mining operation to a KZN hospital, building breadth that no single-site employer can provide.
The learnerships and NQF skills programmes are genuine and structured, and the B-BBEE Level 1 status reflects the company's serious commitment to transformation. For candidates who want a kitchen or facilities career with a national employer that will keep growing regardless of the economic cycle, Empact is a foundational choice.
Hiring and application process
Candidates can apply for roles at Empact Group through the South African jobs platform by uploading a CV highlighting any kitchen, cleaning or site-based experience. Applications undergo initial screening for Matric and relevant certificates, followed by interviews and practical assessments for catering positions, plus background and medical checks for mine, hospital or school contracts.
The full process from submission to offer typically spans three to six weeks. Applicants should obtain a food handling certificate in advance and emphasise physical fitness to improve their chances for site-based hospitality work.
Who may be a good fit
- Candidates looking for stable, entry-level food service or facilities work with a large national employer that has genuine learnership and progression pathways
- 30,000+ staff across all 9 provinces — genuine scale and employment stability
- Diverse site placements — corporate, mining, healthcare, education — keeps the career interesting
- Learnerships and NQF skills programmes — formal qualifications available for new entrants
What candidates should verify
- • Remote and mining site placements may require living away from home for periods
- • Contract catering can involve very early morning starts — some shifts begin at 4am
- • Confirm salary, shift, location and campaign details in the live vacancy.
- • Use the employer's official application channel and never pay to apply.
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Who is Empact Group?
Empact Group is a hospitality employer with a presence in Johannesburg. This ShiftMate Employer Hub brings together company information, workplace context, official links and current opportunities so candidates can make a more informed decision before applying. Explore the employer’s locations, working environment, roles and interview preparation guidance in one place. Employer-controlled information is kept separate from independent worker feedback, and public research is labelled clearly while an employer profile is awaiting review.
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Empact Group operates as a large contract catering and facilities management provider in South Africa. It supplies food services, cleaning, and hospitality support to corporate offices, mines, hospitals, and schools.
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Industry
hospitality
Location
Johannesburg
Team size
30,000+
Founded
1971
What the employer does
Kitchen Assistant · Catering Manager · Chef · Facilities Supervisor · Cleaning Supervisor · Site Manager
Benefits and perks
Medical aid contributions · Provident fund contributions · 13th cheque bonus · Staff meal allowances · Skills development training
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