Machine Assistant (Plastics Moulding)

You'll keep the line running at a soft drink bottling plant in Durban Central, feeding, checking and packing product all shift. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

The site is in Durban Central; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Stop the line with the emergency stop if anything jams or looks unsafe
• Record batch codes and counts on the hourly production sheet
• Wear hairnets, beard covers and gloves in food-safe zones
• Check product for size, weight and seal faults and pull out rejects
• Pack finished product into cases and stack them by batch number
• Move full bins and crates to the next station with a trolley
• Change over packaging film and labels when the line switches product

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

• Experience assisting on a packaging or filling machine
• A food handler or basic HACCP awareness certificate

• Staff shop with discounted factory products
• Path to machine operator after six months
• 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.
• Mention that you can work rotating shifts right at the top. It is the first thing most factories filter on.