Machine Assistant (Plastics Moulding)

You'll keep the line running at an industrial bakery in Soweto, feeding, checking and packing product all shift. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

The site is in Soweto; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying.

• Pack finished product into cases and stack them by batch number
• Record batch codes and counts on the hourly production sheet
• Hand over at shift change with notes on rejects and stoppages
• Feed raw material or empty packaging into the machine at the start of the line
• Stop the line with the emergency stop if anything jams or looks unsafe
• Wear hairnets, beard covers and gloves in food-safe zones
• Follow lock-out procedures when helping with cleaning inside machines

• You follow hygiene rules without being reminded
• Available for rotating day and night shifts
• Neat, reliable and on time for shift start
• No problem wearing full PPE, including ear protection
• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage
• Able to stand for a full shift in a noisy, warm area

• Experience assisting on a packaging or filling machine
• NQF Level 2 manufacturing learnership completed
• Some basic first-aid training

• Company transport on some night shifts
• Path to machine operator after six months
• Night-shift allowance on top of basic pay

• 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.