Production Line Worker (Food Factory)

Here in Mthatha, a snack food factory needs steady people who can repeat a task well for eight hours. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

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

• Wear hairnets, beard covers and gloves in food-safe zones
• Check product for size, weight and seal faults and pull out rejects
• Clean down machines and floors at the end of each run
• Stop the line with the emergency stop if anything jams or looks unsafe
• Change over packaging film and labels when the line switches product
• Move full bins and crates to the next station with a trolley

• Basic reading and counting for batch sheets
• Neat, reliable and on time for shift start
• Able to stand for a full shift in a noisy, warm area
• Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check

• Free PPE, overalls and hairnets
• Path to machine operator after six months
• Company transport on some night shifts
• 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.