Assembly Line Worker (Furniture Plant)

Good factory hands stay for years, and this soft drink bottling plant in Somerset West trains from day one. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

Location: Somerset West, Western Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Weigh ingredients or additives against the recipe card
• Feed raw material or empty packaging into the machine at the start of the line
• Change over packaging film and labels when the line switches product
• Stop the line with the emergency stop if anything jams or looks unsafe
• Record batch codes and counts on the hourly production sheet
• Check product for size, weight and seal faults and pull out rejects

• No problem wearing full PPE, including ear protection
• Available for rotating day and night shifts
• Able to stand for a full shift in a noisy, warm area
• Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check
• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage
• You follow hygiene rules without being reminded

• Experience assisting on a packaging or filling machine
• Previous work in a food or FMCG factory

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

• 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.