Production Assistant (Chemical Blending)

Here in Krugersdorp, an industrial bakery needs steady people who can repeat a task well for eight hours. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

The work is in Krugersdorp, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Hand over at shift change with notes on rejects and stoppages
• Move full bins and crates to the next station with a trolley
• Weigh ingredients or additives against the recipe card
• Follow lock-out procedures when helping with cleaning inside machines
• Check product for size, weight and seal faults and pull out rejects
• Feed raw material or empty packaging into the machine at the start of the line
• Pack finished product into cases and stack them by batch number

• You follow hygiene rules without being reminded
• Basic reading and counting for batch sheets
• Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check
• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage
• No problem wearing full PPE, including ear protection
• Available for rotating day and night shifts

• NQF Level 2 manufacturing learnership completed
• Experience assisting on a packaging or filling machine

• Staff shop with discounted factory products
• 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.