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Production Assistant (Chemical Blending)

How2Apply Talent Network

Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal

Full-time

Posted 1 day ago

Full-time General Worker

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Job Description

You'll keep the line running at a soft drink bottling plant in Pietermaritzburg, feeding, checking and packing product all shift. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

Location: Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

What your day looks like

Record batch codes and counts on the hourly production sheet
Weigh ingredients or additives against the recipe card
Help the machine operator clear jams and reload hoppers
Follow lock-out procedures when helping with cleaning inside machines
Feed raw material or empty packaging into the machine at the start of the line
Wear hairnets, beard covers and gloves in food-safe zones
Pack finished product into cases and stack them by batch number

You'll need

Neat, reliable and on time for shift start
Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check
Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage
Basic reading and counting for batch sheets

Extra points for

Previous work in a food or FMCG factory
Some basic first-aid training
NQF Level 2 manufacturing learnership completed

On offer

Path to machine operator after six months
Night-shift allowance on top of basic pay
Staff shop with discounted factory products

How to apply

Make sure the role, the hours and working in Pietermaritzburg really suit you before you apply.
Keep copies of these ready to send: food handler or HACCP certificate if you have one plus CV listing any factory or packing work, even short-term.
Send your details with the form below. Add one or two lines about similar work you've done.
If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 5 working days, usually by phone.

How2Apply recruits for this position on behalf of hiring employers around Pietermaritzburg; applications go into our talent pool and shortlisted candidates are introduced directly.

How2Apply never charges you to apply, for training, for uniforms or for a "placement fee". If anyone asks you for money, it is a scam.

Tips to get shortlisted

Do not wear jewellery or long nails to the interview if it is on site. Food factories notice and it counts.
Name the products you worked on before, like "biscuit line" or "juice bottling". Factory recruiters read that faster than a job title.