Bakery Production Hand (Early Shift)

Good factory hands stay for years, and this plastic moulding plant in Mamelodi trains from day one. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

Home base is a plastic moulding plant on the Mamelodi side of Gauteng.

• Hand over at shift change with notes on rejects and stoppages
• Change over packaging film and labels when the line switches product
• Stop the line with the emergency stop if anything jams or looks unsafe
• Weigh ingredients or additives against the recipe card
• Wear hairnets, beard covers and gloves in food-safe zones

• Basic reading and counting for batch sheets
• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage
• Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check
• Available for rotating day and night shifts

• Some basic first-aid training
• NQF Level 2 manufacturing learnership completed
• Previous work in a food or FMCG factory

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

• 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.