Production Line Worker (Food Factory)

Machines set the pace at this industrial bakery in Somerset West; you keep up and catch the faults. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

This post is in Somerset West (Western Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Help the machine operator clear jams and reload hoppers
• 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
• 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
• Check product for size, weight and seal faults and pull out rejects

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

• Some basic first-aid training
• Experience assisting on a packaging or filling machine

• Company transport on some night shifts
• Staff shop with discounted factory products
• Path to machine operator after six months
• 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.