Machine Assistant (Plastics Moulding) – Experienced

Good factory hands stay for years, and this soft drink bottling plant in Rustenburg trains from day one. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

The work is in Rustenburg, North West, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Hand over at shift change with notes on rejects and stoppages
• Clean down machines and floors at the end of each run
• Change over packaging film and labels when the line switches product
• Check product for size, weight and seal faults and pull out rejects
• Follow lock-out procedures when helping with cleaning inside machines
• Wear hairnets, beard covers and gloves in food-safe zones
• Feed raw material or empty packaging into the machine at the start of the line

• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage
• Available for rotating day and night shifts
• You follow hygiene rules without being reminded
• Basic reading and counting for batch sheets
• Able to stand for a full shift in a noisy, warm area

• Previous work in a food or FMCG factory
• Experience assisting on a packaging or filling machine

• Path to machine operator after six months
• Free PPE, overalls and hairnets
• Night-shift allowance on top of basic pay

• 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.