Packaging Line Operator (Rotating Shifts)

You'll keep the line running at a soft drink bottling plant in Vereeniging, feeding, checking and packing product all shift. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

This post is Vereeniging-based, with most of your time spent at a soft drink bottling plant.

• Wear hairnets, beard covers and gloves in food-safe zones
• Record batch codes and counts on the hourly production sheet
• Pack finished product into cases and stack them by batch number
• Hand over at shift change with notes on rejects and stoppages
• Help the machine operator clear jams and reload hoppers
• Move full bins and crates to the next station with a trolley

• Neat, reliable and on time for shift start
• No problem wearing full PPE, including ear protection
• Available for rotating day and night shifts
• Able to stand for a full shift in a noisy, warm area
• Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check
• You follow hygiene rules without being reminded

• Experience assisting on a packaging or filling machine
• Previous work in a food or FMCG factory
• NQF Level 2 manufacturing learnership completed

• Company transport on some night shifts
• Night-shift allowance on top of basic pay
• 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.
• Mention that you can work rotating shifts right at the top. It is the first thing most factories filter on.