Company: Nestlé
Location: Mossel Bay
Qualification: Minimum Grade 12 or equivalent
Experience: +1 year production experience
Closing date: 19 August 2026
With a history spanning over 150 years, Nestlé didn’t become the world’s leading food and beverages brand by chance. Perfection is at the heart of what we do, and our people are always looking for the next big idea to cement our status. We are now looking for a Skilled Operator to be based in Mossel bay Factory.
In this role you will be responsible to achieve Optimum Manufacturing line/equipment performance during his/her shift assuring Product quality & compliance to safety & Environment policies, ensure Nett Mass within legal tolerance and enforce the Nestle Quality System by adhering to NQS, HACCP & QMS in executing the job.
A day in the life of a Skilled Operator:
Assist Line Fitter in setting up Filling Machines, Seamer, Capper, Labeler, Collator/Shrink wrapper, De-Palletizer as per POP for planned product & size.
Calibrate scales for size being filled.
At Start-up, ensure all machine parts are intact on Filling Machines, Seamer, Capper, Labeler, Collator/Shrink wrapper, De-Palletizer, Tote Tilts.
Ensure that line starts up on time.
Make appropriate adjustments as per procedure to achieve nett mass and hourly outputs to achieve targets, contact Team Leader and/or HOD in case of deviation.
Conduct OPRP checks on Vibratory Feeder sieves, Tote Tilt vibrator sieves & record.
OPRP control on X-Ray machines (Validate X-Ray samples) .
Net Mass Control - Check 4 cans every 10 minutes on Free Weigh and record.
Material declaration (GR, print SSCC labels and pallet recording on pallet control sheet.
Perform DMO transactions - Capture stoppages as per occurrences with reason codes, Capture hourly/shift production outputs.
End of Shift/Production.
Drive Forklift
Attend and actively participate in all MDWT meetings
Assist in Training New Operators
Substitute as Team Leader in his absence or when so requested
What will make you successful?
As the world’s largest food and beverage company we are driven by a simple aim: unlocking the power of food to enhance quality of life for everyone, today and for generations to come. To deliver on this, we serve with passion, with a spirit of excellence, offering products and services for all stages of life, every moment of the day, helping people care for themselves and their families. Our culture is based on our values rooted in respect: respect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity and respect for the future.
We can trace our origin back to 1866, when the first European condensed milk factory was opened in Cham, Switzerland, by the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company. One year later, Henri Nestlé, a trained pharmacist, launched one of the world’s first prepared infant cereals ‘Farine lactée’ in Vevey, Switzerland.
Today, we employ around 273,000 people and have factories or operations in almost every country in the world. With our headquarters still based in the Swiss town of Vevey, we had sales of CHF 84.3 billion in 2020.
Our portfolio covers almost every food and beverage category – offering products and services for all stages of life, every moment of the day, helping people care for themselves and their families.
House rules: https://nes.tl/HouseRules
