Machine Assistant (Plastics Moulding) – Immediate Start

Machines set the pace at this snack food factory in Durban Central; you keep up and catch the faults. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

This post is in Durban Central (KwaZulu-Natal). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Help the machine operator clear jams and reload hoppers
• Move full bins and crates to the next station with a trolley
• Feed raw material or empty packaging into the machine at the start of the line
• Follow lock-out procedures when helping with cleaning inside machines
• Change over packaging film and labels when the line switches product
• Pack finished product into cases and stack them by batch number

• Able to stand for a full shift in a noisy, warm area
• Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check
• No problem wearing full PPE, including ear protection
• Neat, reliable and on time for shift start

• 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
• Company transport on some night shifts

• 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.