Quality Sorter (Packaging Factory)

Here in Pretoria West, a furniture assembly factory needs steady people who can repeat a task well for eight hours. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

The work is in Pretoria West, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Weigh ingredients or additives against the recipe card
• Follow lock-out procedures when helping with cleaning inside machines
• Clean down machines and floors at the end of each run
• Help the machine operator clear jams and reload hoppers
• Check product for size, weight and seal faults and pull out rejects
• Wear hairnets, beard covers and gloves in food-safe zones
• Feed raw material or empty packaging into the machine at the start of the line

• Neat, reliable and on time for shift start
• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage
• Able to stand for a full shift in a noisy, warm area
• Available for rotating day and night shifts
• You follow hygiene rules without being reminded

• Previous work in a food or FMCG factory
• NQF Level 2 manufacturing learnership completed
• Experience assisting on a packaging or filling machine

• Staff shop with discounted factory products
• Free PPE, overalls and hairnets
• Path to machine operator after six months
• 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.
• Mention that you can work rotating shifts right at the top. It is the first thing most factories filter on.