Machine Assistant (Plastics Moulding)

Good factory hands stay for years, and this plastic moulding plant in Mthatha trains from day one. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

This post is Mthatha-based, with most of your time spent at a plastic moulding plant.

• Clean down machines and floors at the end of each run
• Weigh ingredients or additives against the recipe card
• Help the machine operator clear jams and reload hoppers
• Pack finished product into cases and stack them by batch number
• Change over packaging film and labels when the line switches product
• Record batch codes and counts on the hourly production sheet

• You follow hygiene rules without being reminded
• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage
• Basic reading and counting for batch sheets
• Neat, reliable and on time for shift start
• No problem wearing full PPE, including ear protection
• Able to stand for a full shift in a noisy, warm area

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

• Name the products you worked on before, like "biscuit line" or "juice bottling". Factory recruiters read that faster than a job title.
• Mention that you can work rotating shifts right at the top. It is the first thing most factories filter on.