Packaging Line Operator (Rotating Shifts)

You'll keep the line running at an industrial bakery in Randburg, feeding, checking and packing product all shift. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

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

• Hand over at shift change with notes on rejects and stoppages
• Weigh ingredients or additives against the recipe card
• Pack finished product into cases and stack them by batch number
• 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
• Stop the line with the emergency stop if anything jams or looks unsafe
• Wear hairnets, beard covers and gloves in food-safe zones

• You follow hygiene rules without being reminded
• Basic reading and counting for batch sheets
• No problem wearing full PPE, including ear protection
• Able to stand for a full shift in a noisy, warm area
• Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check
• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage

• Some basic first-aid training
• NQF Level 2 manufacturing learnership completed

• Staff shop with discounted factory products
• Free PPE, overalls and hairnets
• Company transport on some night shifts

• 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.