Bakery Production Hand (Early Shift)

You'll keep the line running at a plastic moulding plant in Brackenfell, feeding, checking and packing product all shift. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

You'll report in Brackenfell. Relocation is not covered for this one.

• Help the machine operator clear jams and reload hoppers
• Hand over at shift change with notes on rejects and stoppages
• Follow lock-out procedures when helping with cleaning inside machines
• Weigh ingredients or additives against the recipe card
• Pack finished product into cases and stack them by batch number
• Feed raw material or empty packaging into the machine at the start of the line
• Check product for size, weight and seal faults and pull out rejects

• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage
• You follow hygiene rules without being reminded
• Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check
• Neat, reliable and on time for shift start
• Able to stand for a full shift in a noisy, warm area

• A food handler or basic HACCP awareness certificate
• NQF Level 2 manufacturing learnership completed
• Some basic first-aid training

• Night-shift allowance on top of basic pay
• Staff shop with discounted factory products
• Path to machine operator after six months
• Free PPE, overalls and hairnets

• 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.