Packaging Line Operator (Rotating Shifts)

Machines set the pace at this soft drink bottling plant in Sandton; you keep up and catch the faults. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

Location: Sandton, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Weigh ingredients or additives against the recipe card
• Clean down machines and floors at the end of each run
• Feed raw material or empty packaging into the machine at the start of the line
• Stop the line with the emergency stop if anything jams or looks unsafe
• Wear hairnets, beard covers and gloves in food-safe zones

• Available for rotating day and night shifts
• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage
• You follow hygiene rules without being reminded
• Basic reading and counting for batch sheets
• Able to stand for a full shift in a noisy, warm area

• Path to machine operator after six months
• Company transport on some night shifts
• 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.