Assembly Line Worker (Furniture Plant)

Here in East London, a plastic moulding plant needs steady people who can repeat a task well for eight hours. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

The work is in East London, Eastern Cape, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Change over packaging film and labels when the line switches product
• Help the machine operator clear jams and reload hoppers
• Check product for size, weight and seal faults and pull out rejects
• Feed raw material or empty packaging into the machine at the start of the line
• Pack finished product into cases and stack them by batch number

• Basic reading and counting for batch sheets
• Able to stand for a full shift in a noisy, warm area
• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage
• You follow hygiene rules without being reminded

• NQF Level 2 manufacturing learnership completed
• Some basic first-aid training
• Experience assisting on a packaging or filling machine

• Path to machine operator after six months
• Free PPE, overalls and hairnets
• Company transport on some night shifts
• Staff shop with discounted factory products

• Mention that you can work rotating shifts right at the top. It is the first thing most factories filter on.
• Do not wear jewellery or long nails to the interview if it is on site. Food factories notice and it counts.