Paint Shop Operator (Vehicle Manufacturing)

Quality and speed go together at this automotive component manufacturer in Gqeberha. You'll be part of that. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

This post is Gqeberha-based, with most of your time spent at an automotive component manufacturer. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Load and unload robotic welding cells safely
• Keep your station clean using 5S rules
• Take part in kaizen ideas to improve your station
• Record production counts and scrap on the shift board
• Follow standard work sheets and quality checkpoints at every step
• Rotate between stations as the team leader plans

• Able to stand for a full shift and do repeat tasks without losing focus
• Lives close enough to reach the plant on time for every shift
• Good eyesight and hand coordination
• Willing to work rotating shifts, including nights
• Grade 12 certificate
• Can follow written and visual work instructions

• Forklift licence for material handling
• NQF 2 in Automotive Manufacturing and Assembly through merSETA
• Previous experience in an automotive plant

• Transport from nearby townships on some routes
• Shift allowance and paid overtime
• Learnership opportunities toward an artisan trade

• Include any factory or line work you have done, even outside the car industry. It shows you can handle shift work.
• Put your maths and English marks on your CV. Plants often use them to screen before the assessment.