Factory Hand (Bottling Plant) – Permanent

Machines set the pace at this soft drink bottling plant in Newcastle; you keep up and catch the faults. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

You'll be based at a soft drink bottling plant in Newcastle. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Weigh ingredients or additives against the recipe card
• Hand over at shift change with notes on rejects and stoppages
• Record batch codes and counts on the hourly production sheet
• Feed raw material or empty packaging into the machine at the start of the line
• Pack finished product into cases and stack them by batch number
• Move full bins and crates to the next station with a trolley

• No problem wearing full PPE, including ear protection
• You follow hygiene rules without being reminded
• Basic reading and counting for batch sheets
• Available for rotating day and night shifts
• Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check

• Experience assisting on a packaging or filling machine
• NQF Level 2 manufacturing learnership completed

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

• 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.