Machine Assistant (Plastics Moulding)

Machines set the pace at this snack food factory in Kempton Park; you keep up and catch the faults. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

You'll be based at a snack food factory in Kempton Park. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Pack finished product into cases and stack them by batch number
• Change over packaging film and labels when the line switches product
• Help the machine operator clear jams and reload hoppers
• Check product for size, weight and seal faults and pull out rejects
• Clean down machines and floors at the end of each run
• Record batch codes and counts on the hourly production sheet

• Available for rotating day and night shifts
• You follow hygiene rules without being reminded
• No problem wearing full PPE, including ear protection
• Neat, reliable and on time for shift start

• Some basic first-aid training
• NQF Level 2 manufacturing learnership completed

• Path to machine operator after six months
• Staff shop with discounted factory products
• Company transport on some night shifts

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