Production Assistant (Chemical Blending)

Good factory hands stay for years, and this plastic moulding plant in Boksburg trains from day one. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

Location: Boksburg, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Pack finished product into cases and stack them by batch number
• Clean down machines and floors at the end of each run
• Move full bins and crates to the next station with a trolley
• Hand over at shift change with notes on rejects and stoppages
• Change over packaging film and labels when the line switches product
• Record batch codes and counts on the hourly production sheet
• Feed raw material or empty packaging into the machine at the start of the line

• Available for rotating day and night shifts
• Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check
• You follow hygiene rules without being reminded
• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage
• Able to stand for a full shift in a noisy, warm area

• A food handler or basic HACCP awareness certificate
• Previous work in a food or FMCG factory
• Experience assisting on a packaging or filling machine

• Staff shop with discounted factory products
• Free PPE, overalls and hairnets
• 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.
• Mention that you can work rotating shifts right at the top. It is the first thing most factories filter on.