Packaging Line Operator (Rotating Shifts)

You'll keep the line running at a plastic moulding plant in Khayelitsha, feeding, checking and packing product all shift. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

This post is in Khayelitsha (Western Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Feed raw material or empty packaging into the machine at the start of the line
• Follow lock-out procedures when helping with cleaning inside machines
• Weigh ingredients or additives against the recipe card
• Stop the line with the emergency stop if anything jams or looks unsafe
• Change over packaging film and labels when the line switches product
• Clean down machines and floors at the end of each run
• Wear hairnets, beard covers and gloves in food-safe zones

• Available for rotating day and night shifts
• No problem wearing full PPE, including ear protection
• Able to stand for a full shift in a noisy, warm area
• Basic reading and counting for batch sheets
• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage

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

• Night-shift allowance on top of basic pay
• Free PPE, overalls and hairnets
• Staff shop with discounted factory products
• Company transport on some night shifts

• 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.