Quality Sorter (Packaging Factory)

Good factory hands stay for years, and this furniture assembly factory in Mthatha trains from day one. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

The site is in Mthatha; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Pack finished product into cases and stack them by batch number
• Move full bins and crates to the next station with a trolley
• Weigh ingredients or additives against the recipe card
• Stop the line with the emergency stop if anything jams or looks unsafe
• Follow lock-out procedures when helping with cleaning inside machines
• Change over packaging film and labels when the line switches product

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

• Previous work in a food or FMCG factory
• Experience assisting on a packaging or filling machine

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

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