Production Line Worker (Food Factory)

You'll keep the line running at a plastic moulding plant in Bellville, feeding, checking and packing product all shift. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

You'll be based at a plastic moulding plant in Bellville. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• 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
• Wear hairnets, beard covers and gloves in food-safe zones
• Check product for size, weight and seal faults and pull out rejects
• Pack finished product into cases and stack them by batch number
• Weigh ingredients or additives against the recipe card

• Basic reading and counting for batch sheets
• You follow hygiene rules without being reminded
• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage
• No problem wearing full PPE, including ear protection
• Available for rotating day and night shifts

• Previous work in a food or FMCG factory
• Some basic first-aid training

• Path to machine operator after six months
• Free PPE, overalls and hairnets
• Company transport on some night shifts
• Night-shift allowance on top of basic pay

• 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.