Assembly Line Worker (Furniture Plant)

You'll keep the line running at a plastic moulding plant in Harrismith, feeding, checking and packing product all shift. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

You'll be based at a plastic moulding plant in Harrismith. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Stop the line with the emergency stop if anything jams or looks unsafe
• Record batch codes and counts on the hourly production sheet
• Feed raw material or empty packaging into the machine at the start of the line
• Wear hairnets, beard covers and gloves in food-safe zones
• Pack finished product into cases and stack them by batch number
• Check product for size, weight and seal faults and pull out rejects

• Available for rotating day and night shifts
• Neat, reliable and on time for shift start
• No problem wearing full PPE, including ear protection
• Able to stand for a full shift in a noisy, warm area

• Some basic first-aid training
• NQF Level 2 manufacturing learnership completed

• Night-shift allowance on top of basic pay
• Free PPE, overalls and hairnets
• Path to machine operator after six months
• Company transport on some night shifts

• Do not wear jewellery or long nails to the interview if it is on site. Food factories notice and it counts.
• Name the products you worked on before, like "biscuit line" or "juice bottling". Factory recruiters read that faster than a job title.