Assembly Line Worker (Furniture Plant)

Here in Pinetown, a snack food factory needs steady people who can repeat a task well for eight hours. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

Location: Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. You'll start with a short induction before working on your own.

• Follow lock-out procedures when helping with cleaning inside machines
• Move full bins and crates to the next station with a trolley
• Change over packaging film and labels when the line switches product
• Check product for size, weight and seal faults and pull out rejects
• Clean down machines and floors at the end of each run
• Help the machine operator clear jams and reload hoppers
• Pack finished product into cases and stack them by batch number

• No problem wearing full PPE, including ear protection
• Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check
• Available for rotating day and night shifts
• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage
• Neat, reliable and on time for shift start

• Staff shop with discounted factory products
• Company transport on some night shifts
• Path to machine operator after six months

• Mention that you can work rotating shifts right at the top. It is the first thing most factories filter on.
• Name the products you worked on before, like "biscuit line" or "juice bottling". Factory recruiters read that faster than a job title.