Production Operator (Vehicle Assembly Line)

You'll build parts or whole vehicles on a moving line at the exhaust and catalytic converter plant in eMalahleni. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

Location: eMalahleni, Mpumalanga. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Check parts for defects before they go into the vehicle
• Take part in kaizen ideas to improve your station
• Keep your station clean using 5S rules
• Pull the andon cord when a defect or safety issue appears
• Load and unload robotic welding cells safely
• Rotate between stations as the team leader plans
• Follow standard work sheets and quality checkpoints at every step

• Willing to work rotating shifts, including nights
• Can follow written and visual work instructions
• Good eyesight and hand coordination
• Grade 12 certificate
• Lives close enough to reach the plant on time for every shift

• NQF 2 in Automotive Manufacturing and Assembly through merSETA
• Forklift licence for material handling
• Previous experience in an automotive plant

• Learnership opportunities toward an artisan trade
• Transport from nearby townships on some routes
• Staff canteen with subsidised meals
• Shift allowance and paid overtime

• Put your maths and English marks on your CV. Plants often use them to screen before the assessment.
• Include any factory or line work you have done, even outside the car industry. It shows you can handle shift work.