Production Assistant (Chemical Blending)

Machines set the pace at this snack food factory in Roodepoort; you keep up and catch the faults. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

You'll be based at a snack food factory in Roodepoort. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Weigh ingredients or additives against the recipe card
• Help the machine operator clear jams and reload hoppers
• Check product for size, weight and seal faults and pull out rejects
• Change over packaging film and labels when the line switches product
• Stop the line with the emergency stop if anything jams or looks unsafe
• Follow lock-out procedures when helping with cleaning inside machines
• Hand over at shift change with notes on rejects and stoppages

• Available for rotating day and night shifts
• Able to stand for a full shift in a noisy, warm area
• Neat, reliable and on time for shift start
• Basic reading and counting for batch sheets
• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage
• Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check

• Experience assisting on a packaging or filling machine
• Some basic first-aid training
• Previous work in a food or FMCG factory

• Company transport on some night shifts
• Night-shift allowance on top of basic pay
• Staff shop with discounted factory products
• Path to machine operator after six months

• Mention that you can work rotating shifts right at the top. It is the first thing most factories filter on.
• Name the products you worked on before, like "biscuit line" or "juice bottling". Factory recruiters read that faster than a job title.