Factory Hand (Bottling Plant)

Good factory hands stay for years, and this snack food factory in Soweto trains from day one. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

The work is in Soweto, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Wear hairnets, beard covers and gloves in food-safe zones
• Record batch codes and counts on the hourly production sheet
• Hand over at shift change with notes on rejects and stoppages
• Move full bins and crates to the next station with a trolley
• Follow lock-out procedures when helping with cleaning inside machines
• Clean down machines and floors at the end of each run

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

• Experience assisting on a packaging or filling machine
• Some basic first-aid training
• A food handler or basic HACCP awareness certificate

• Free PPE, overalls and hairnets
• Company transport on some night shifts
• Night-shift allowance on top of basic pay

• Do not wear jewellery or long nails to the interview if it is on site. Food factories notice and it counts.
• Mention that you can work rotating shifts right at the top. It is the first thing most factories filter on.