Production Assistant (Chemical Blending)

Good factory hands stay for years, and this furniture assembly factory in Krugersdorp trains from day one. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

This post is in Krugersdorp (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Follow lock-out procedures when helping with cleaning inside machines
• Hand over at shift change with notes on rejects and stoppages
• Check product for size, weight and seal faults and pull out rejects
• Wear hairnets, beard covers and gloves in food-safe zones
• Move full bins and crates to the next station with a trolley
• Stop the line with the emergency stop if anything jams or looks unsafe

• Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check
• Basic reading and counting for batch sheets
• Able to stand for a full shift in a noisy, warm area
• You follow hygiene rules without being reminded

• Experience assisting on a packaging or filling machine
• A food handler or basic HACCP awareness certificate

• Path to machine operator after six months
• Company transport on some night shifts
• Staff shop with discounted factory products
• 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.