Packaging Line Operator (Rotating Shifts)

You'll keep the line running at an industrial bakery in George, feeding, checking and packing product all shift. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

This post is George-based, with most of your time spent at an industrial bakery.

• Weigh ingredients or additives against the recipe card
• Check product for size, weight and seal faults and pull out rejects
• Pack finished product into cases and stack them by batch number
• Move full bins and crates to the next station with a trolley
• Record batch codes and counts on the hourly production sheet
• Follow lock-out procedures when helping with cleaning inside machines
• Clean down machines and floors at the end of each run

• Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check
• Basic reading and counting for batch sheets
• You follow hygiene rules without being reminded
• No problem wearing full PPE, including ear protection

• Experience assisting on a packaging or filling machine
• Previous work in a food or FMCG factory
• A food handler or basic HACCP awareness certificate

• Company transport on some night shifts
• Free PPE, overalls and hairnets
• Path to machine operator after six months
• 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.
• Name the products you worked on before, like "biscuit line" or "juice bottling". Factory recruiters read that faster than a job title.