Assembly Line Operator (Component Plant) – Entry Level

You'll build parts or whole vehicles on a moving line at the automotive component manufacturer in Vereeniging. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

This post is Vereeniging-based, with most of your time spent at an automotive component manufacturer. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

• Assemble components at your station within the line cycle time
• Take part in kaizen ideas to improve your station
• Keep your station clean using 5S rules
• Load and unload robotic welding cells safely
• Rotate between stations as the team leader plans
• Record production counts and scrap on the shift board
• Pull the andon cord when a defect or safety issue appears

• Good eyesight and hand coordination
• Can follow written and visual work instructions
• Lives close enough to reach the plant on time for every shift
• Grade 12 certificate
• Willing to work rotating shifts, including nights

• Forklift licence for material handling
• Basic computer skills
• NQF 2 in Automotive Manufacturing and Assembly through merSETA

• Staff canteen with subsidised meals
• Transport from nearby townships on some routes
• Shift allowance and paid overtime

• Include any factory or line work you have done, even outside the car industry. It shows you can handle shift work.
• Many plants recruit through learnerships first. Watch for merSETA learnership adverts and apply early.