Machine Assistant (Plastics Moulding)

Machines set the pace at this furniture assembly factory in Stellenbosch; you keep up and catch the faults. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

Home base is a furniture assembly factory on the Stellenbosch side of Western Cape. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

• Move full bins and crates to the next station with a trolley
• Weigh ingredients or additives against the recipe card
• Feed raw material or empty packaging into the machine at the start of the line
• Clean down machines and floors at the end of each run
• Follow lock-out procedures when helping with cleaning inside machines
• Pack finished product into cases and stack them by batch number
• Stop the line with the emergency stop if anything jams or looks unsafe

• Available for rotating day and night shifts
• Basic reading and counting for batch sheets
• Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check
• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage

• Previous work in a food or FMCG factory
• Some basic first-aid training
• NQF Level 2 manufacturing learnership completed

• Company transport on some night shifts
• Night-shift allowance on top of basic pay
• Staff shop with discounted factory products

• 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.