Bakery Production Hand (Early Shift) – Entry Level

Machines set the pace at this snack food factory in Durban Central; you keep up and catch the faults. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

Home base is a snack food factory on the Durban Central side of KwaZulu-Natal. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Wear hairnets, beard covers and gloves in food-safe zones
• Follow lock-out procedures when helping with cleaning inside machines
• 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
• Change over packaging film and labels when the line switches product
• Record batch codes and counts on the hourly production sheet
• Weigh ingredients or additives against the recipe card

• Basic reading and counting for batch sheets
• No problem wearing full PPE, including ear protection
• Available for rotating day and night shifts
• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage
• Neat, reliable and on time for shift start
• Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check

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

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

• 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.