Bakery Production Hand (Early Shift)

Machines set the pace at this industrial bakery in Bellville; you keep up and catch the faults. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

The work is in Bellville, Western Cape, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Record batch codes and counts on the hourly production sheet
• Check product for size, weight and seal faults and pull out rejects
• Move full bins and crates to the next station with a trolley
• Change over packaging film and labels when the line switches product
• Weigh ingredients or additives against the recipe card

• Available for rotating day and night shifts
• Able to stand for a full shift in a noisy, warm area
• You follow hygiene rules without being reminded
• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage

• NQF Level 2 manufacturing learnership completed
• A food handler or basic HACCP awareness certificate

• Path to machine operator after six months
• Company transport on some night shifts
• Staff shop with discounted factory products
• Night-shift allowance on top of basic pay

• 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.