Assembly Line Worker (Furniture Plant)

Machines set the pace at this plastic moulding plant in Pretoria East; you keep up and catch the faults. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

Home base is a plastic moulding plant on the Pretoria East side of Gauteng. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Weigh ingredients or additives against the recipe card
• Change over packaging film and labels when the line switches product
• Move full bins and crates to the next station with a trolley
• Wear hairnets, beard covers and gloves in food-safe zones
• Record batch codes and counts on the hourly production sheet

• Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check
• Basic reading and counting for batch sheets
• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage
• Neat, reliable and on time for shift start
• Available for rotating day and night shifts
• You follow hygiene rules without being reminded

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

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