Assembly Line Worker (Furniture Plant)

Good factory hands stay for years, and this soft drink bottling plant in Richards Bay trains from day one. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

This post is Richards Bay-based, with most of your time spent at a soft drink bottling plant.

• Record batch codes and counts on the hourly production sheet
• Pack finished product into cases and stack them by batch number
• Weigh ingredients or additives against the recipe card
• Check product for size, weight and seal faults and pull out rejects
• Clean down machines and floors at the end of each run
• Stop the line with the emergency stop if anything jams or looks unsafe
• Help the machine operator clear jams and reload hoppers

• Able to stand for a full shift in a noisy, warm area
• Neat, reliable and on time for shift start
• Available for rotating day and night shifts
• You follow hygiene rules without being reminded
• No problem wearing full PPE, including ear protection
• Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check

• Some basic first-aid training
• Previous work in a food or FMCG factory
• A food handler or basic HACCP awareness certificate

• Staff shop with discounted factory products
• Path to machine operator after six months
• Free PPE, overalls and hairnets

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