Company: Nestle

Location: Harrismith
Qualification:  Grade 12 with Math’s as an advantage

Experience: 1-2 years’ experience as a Process Assistant

Closing date: 22 October 2024

Position Summary

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 Process Assistant to be based in Harrismith.

In this role you will be responsible to ensure that we receive correct raw material from Warehouse, conduct batching and tipping of raw materials as per defined base powder recipe, ensuring continuous supply of raw material into wet mix operation, compliance to SAFETY and Environment as well as 5S.

A day in the life of a Process Assistant:

• Follow the prescribed start up, shut down and operational procedures 
• Ensure correct and accurate usage of dry raw materials
• Monitor the running condition of the flour silos, tipping and flour mix transfer
• Trouble shoot product and technical related issue related to raw materials transfer and mixing treatment operation
• Assist Wet mix / LDE Operator in transfer of wet ingredients
• Conduct condition monitoring of all the installation within the responsible area
• Monitor magnet and rotary sieve finding
• Visual inspection on the condition of raw materials used
• Shut down raw materials preparation system as per SOP
• Perform manual cleaning and rinsing of raw materials batching
• Relief Wet Mix / LDE Operator during meal break
• Performs change – over, cleaning / shutdown activities with associated dismantling & assembly.
• Ensures compliance to personal safety, food safety & GMP requirements.
• Actively participates in the conduct of trials of new products, equipment and processes.
• Completion of full shift handover
• Participate in ALL TPM activities
• Supports safety programs, promotions and projects as promulgated by the safety officer and safety committee.
• Perform other activities assigned by the Team Leader (i.e. Adapt to changes).
• Change and maintain filters for the tipping hoppers and the raw material powder silos according to the set work instruction.
• Ensure cost of production reduction by reducing rework and or sweepings generation.

What will make you successful?

• Grade 12 with Math’s as an advantage
• 1-2 years’ experience as a Process Assistant
• Update SAM and align with SAP transaction
• Understand all safety regulations and apply them within the Factory
• Computer Literate (i.e. Excel and Word)