Quality Sorter (Packaging Factory)

You'll keep the line running at an industrial bakery in Ballito, feeding, checking and packing product all shift. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

This post is in Ballito (KwaZulu-Natal). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Change over packaging film and labels when the line switches product
• Feed raw material or empty packaging into the machine at the start of the line
• Clean down machines and floors at the end of each run
• Stop the line with the emergency stop if anything jams or looks unsafe
• Pack finished product into cases and stack them by batch number
• Help the machine operator clear jams and reload hoppers

• You follow hygiene rules without being reminded
• No problem wearing full PPE, including ear protection
• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage
• Neat, reliable and on time for shift start

• Previous work in a food or FMCG factory
• A food handler or basic HACCP awareness certificate
• Experience assisting on a packaging or filling machine

• Free PPE, overalls and hairnets
• Staff shop with discounted factory products
• Path to machine operator after six months
• Company transport on some night shifts

• Mention that you can work rotating shifts right at the top. It is the first thing most factories filter on.
• Do not wear jewellery or long nails to the interview if it is on site. Food factories notice and it counts.