Production Assistant (Chemical Blending)

Good factory hands stay for years, and this industrial bakery in Vereeniging trains from day one. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

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

• Weigh ingredients or additives against the recipe card
• Follow lock-out procedures when helping with cleaning inside machines
• Hand over at shift change with notes on rejects and stoppages
• Feed raw material or empty packaging into the machine at the start of the line
• Check product for size, weight and seal faults and pull out rejects

• Basic reading and counting for batch sheets
• Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check
• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage
• Able to stand for a full shift in a noisy, warm area

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

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

• 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.