Packaging Line Operator (Rotating Shifts)

Good factory hands stay for years, and this snack food factory in Pinetown trains from day one. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

The site is in Pinetown; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Check product for size, weight and seal faults and pull out rejects
• Record batch codes and counts on the hourly production sheet
• Stop the line with the emergency stop if anything jams or looks unsafe
• Hand over at shift change with notes on rejects and stoppages
• Pack finished product into cases and stack them by batch number

• No problem wearing full PPE, including ear protection
• You follow hygiene rules without being reminded
• Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check
• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage

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

• Staff shop with discounted factory products
• Night-shift allowance on top of basic pay
• Company transport on some night shifts
• Path to machine operator after six months

• 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.