Production Line Worker (Food Factory)

Machines set the pace at this snack food factory in Soweto; you keep up and catch the faults. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

You'll be based at a snack food factory in Soweto. 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
• Stop the line with the emergency stop if anything jams or looks unsafe
• Weigh ingredients or additives against the recipe card
• Feed raw material or empty packaging into the machine at the start of the line
• Record batch codes and counts on the hourly production sheet

• No problem wearing full PPE, including ear protection
• Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check
• Basic reading and counting for batch sheets
• You follow hygiene rules without being reminded
• Able to stand for a full shift in a noisy, warm area
• Available for rotating day and night shifts

• Company transport on some night shifts
• Free PPE, overalls and hairnets
• Staff shop with discounted factory products
• Night-shift allowance on top of basic pay

• Do not wear jewellery or long nails to the interview if it is on site. Food factories notice and it counts.
• Name the products you worked on before, like "biscuit line" or "juice bottling". Factory recruiters read that faster than a job title.