Selecta Fish
Storage in Cape Town

Selecta Fish is known to produce only quality products, produced from own caught Hake, kingklip and other trawl fish. Selecta Fish has a retail outlet in Athlone, to see directions view the website. Selecta Fish is HACCP certified and holds MSC chain of custody for its Hake products.

The short answer is that women’s small, strong hands and natural tendency to work neatly and precisely are attributes very well suited to the filleting, trimming and packing of fish. The company contributes to a pension and provident fund and a medical aid on behalf of each employee, and other benefits (such as housing and study loans) are extended on a case-by-case basis. Selecta Sea Products is a wholesale supplier and produces seafood products in bulk for the local and international market. Selecta Sea Products is well known for its ability to process products according to customer specifications. Learnerships consist of a theoretical and practical component and learners earn a stipend while they train. Many of the permanent employees at Selecta Sea Products began their careers with a Fish Processing learnership. Raw material is trucked, on ice, to Selecta where it is carefully graded before being processed into a wide range of products, including fillets and individually wrapped folded portions. Selecta maintains high quality standards and a strict food safety regime. Selecta Sea Products has become synonymous with quality, good value for money and a brand one can trust. The availability and price of seafood products varies according to the season. Customers in search of a particular product are advised to phone ahead of their visit and inquire about availability and prices. Valda Jumat, 42, began her career with Selecta Sea Products in 2000 when she was employed as a General Worker. Through hard work and and dedication, Valda has progressed in her career and she currently works as Senior Production Supervisor at the Selecta factory. Valda recently had an opportunity to participate in a one-month training course on processing and trade of aquatic products for developing countries. The course was presented at the Shandong Foreign Trade Vocational College in the eastern Chinese port city of Qingdao. Valda would like to see Selecta Sea Products grow and develop to become the leading processor in the South African fishing industry. Xolani Phaya’s career at Selecta Sea Products began in 2015 when he attended a Generic Management learnership at the factory. Xolani’s university qualification was a perfect fit for Viking Fishing and as soon as he completed his learnership, he was employed on a full-time basis as a QC. Xolani is excited about the fact that Viking Fishing, the parent company of Selecta Sea Products, is a diversified fishing company with growing interests in aquaculture. The 29-year-old Assistant Supervisor, began working at Selecta when she attended a Fish Processing learnership at the factory. A year later she attended a Generic Management learnership. Today, she is working closely with Valda Jumat, Senior Production Supervisor, learning everything she can about the management of a large fish processing plant like Selecta. In six years, Owen Engel has progressed from the position of General Worker to Receiving Supervisor, responsible for the fresh fish that is delivered to the Selecta Sea Products plant for processing. He joined Selecta as a learner in 2011 and at the time he had no idea what his future would hold.