Quality Sorter (Packaging Factory)

You'll keep the line running at a snack food factory in eMalahleni, feeding, checking and packing product all shift. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

This post is in eMalahleni (Mpumalanga). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Weigh ingredients or additives against the recipe card
• Change over packaging film and labels when the line switches product
• Stop the line with the emergency stop if anything jams or looks unsafe
• Clean down machines and floors at the end of each run
• Wear hairnets, beard covers and gloves in food-safe zones
• Check product for size, weight and seal faults and pull out rejects
• Record batch codes and counts on the hourly production sheet

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

• Some basic first-aid training
• A food handler or basic HACCP awareness certificate
• Previous work in a food or FMCG factory

• Path to machine operator after six months
• 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.
• Mention that you can work rotating shifts right at the top. It is the first thing most factories filter on.