get_post_meta problem

HI foks –

So I’m using get_post_meta to show some custom fields.

It’s working like a champ on the single post page.

But…
When I’m showing more than one result (the user wants to browse a category for example) the custom field is not rendered.
I’m clearly still in the loop… me=confused

Here’s the code:
Job Code: <?php $key="Job_Code"; echo get_post_meta($post->ID, $key, true); ?>

Same code in both the single post template and the main index which is used when browsing a cat.

Any ideas?