Quality Sorter (Packaging Factory)

Machines set the pace at this plastic moulding plant in Hammarsdale; you keep up and catch the faults. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

Location: Hammarsdale, KwaZulu-Natal. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Hand over at shift change with notes on rejects and stoppages
• Clean down machines and floors at the end of each run
• Change over packaging film and labels when the line switches product
• Follow lock-out procedures when helping with cleaning inside machines
• Check product for size, weight and seal faults and pull out rejects
• Weigh ingredients or additives against the recipe card

• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage
• Available for rotating day and night shifts
• Neat, reliable and on time for shift start
• No problem wearing full PPE, including ear protection
• Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check

• NQF Level 2 manufacturing learnership completed
• Some basic first-aid training

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

• 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.