Factory Hand (Bottling Plant)

Good factory hands stay for years, and this plastic moulding plant in Umhlanga trains from day one. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

The site is in Umhlanga; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Record batch codes and counts on the hourly production sheet
• Wear hairnets, beard covers and gloves in food-safe zones
• Hand over at shift change with notes on rejects and stoppages
• Change over packaging film and labels when the line switches product
• Feed raw material or empty packaging into the machine at the start of the line
• Move full bins and crates to the next station with a trolley

• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage
• Able to stand for a full shift in a noisy, warm area
• Neat, reliable and on time for shift start
• No problem wearing full PPE, including ear protection
• Basic reading and counting for batch sheets

• NQF Level 2 manufacturing learnership completed
• Experience assisting on a packaging or filling machine
• A food handler or basic HACCP awareness certificate

• Company transport on some night shifts
• Path to machine operator after six months
• Staff shop with discounted factory products
• Free PPE, overalls and hairnets

• Do not wear jewellery or long nails to the interview if it is on site. Food factories notice and it counts.
• Name the products you worked on before, like "biscuit line" or "juice bottling". Factory recruiters read that faster than a job title.