Senior Operator
Listing reference: twizz_000718
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 19 January 2026
Position summary
Industry: Manufacturing
Job category: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain
Location: Bellville
Contract: Permanent
EE position: No
Introduction
Twizza is the fastest growing, affordable, quality beverage company in South Africa supplying local markets and selected neighboring countries from our manufacturing facilities in Queenstown, Middelburg (Mpumalanga) and Cape Town. We are a passionate, innovative, and entrepreneurial organization committed to excellence, collaboration, transparency, respect, and inspiration.
We invite suitably qualified candidates to apply for the Senior Operator role based in our Cape Town operation, situated at Corner of Glucose Avenue & Kasseslvlei Road, Bellville South, Cape Town, 7530
Job description
Job purpose:
Operate the Blowmoulder, Blender, Preform feed, Filler, check-mat, Labeller, Vario-pak, Palletiser and forklift and water-plant. Secondary responsibilities for all processes on the shift; meeting operating requirements; managing waste streams, and Level 1 team management. Manage of team and performance Operate the Blowmoulder, Blender, Preform feed, Filler, check-mat, Labeller, Vario-pak, Palletiser and forklift and water-plant. Secondary responsibilities for all processes on the shift; meeting operating requirements; managing waste streams, and Level 1 team management. Manage of team and performance
Operating of Process:
Atlanta -
- Operate Stretch Operator
- Clean all the sensors on the pallet conveyor right through to the removing dock
- Make sure the whole Stretch wrap conveyor area is clean at all times
- Make sure the board magazines is full at all times. During handover make sure they are full
- Make sure the board magazines are positioned correctly so that boards are put correctly on pallets.
- Receive your area in a clean, running condition
- Hand your area over in a clean, running condition
- Report all faults or problems asap to the Team Leader
Vario-Pack -
- Make sure that plastic rolls is available on both rolls in the machine and the carrier at all times
- Make a 100% sure that the welding is successful before running plastic
- Clean sensors as soon as possible before the start of shift
- Check conveyors from labeller to palletiser are running
- Inspect bottle and label every half hour
- Operate Videojet on line 2. Clean the area and Videojet regularly.
- Change the flavour on Videojet during flavour change
Forklift -
- Offloading full pallets off the line
- Supply boards to be loaded on layer board machine
- Bring pallets and load on pallet magazine
- Packing finished product in warehouse
- Make sure machines go on charge end of shift
- Batteries must be checked(water levels and loose connections) before machine get used
- Physical check on the machine must be done and any defects must be reported
Palletiser -
- Operate palletiser Operator
- Clean all the sensors in the robobox area as soon as possible before shift start. Make a 100% sure they are working correctly
- Clean all the sensors on the pallet conveyor right through to the removing dock
- Make sure the whole Palletiser conveyor area is clean at all times
- Make sure gripper head rollers are slippery/clean
- Make sure the board magazines is full at all times. During handover make sure they are full
- Make sure the board magazines are positioned correctly so that boards are put correctly on pallets.
Filler/ Blower/Block -
- Responsible for running the blower, the filler and mixer
- Responsible for flavour change at the mixer, filler and blower
Waterplant:
- Operating water treatment plant efficiently and safely
- Supply the relevant departments with clean, safe water.
- Assist with syrup making and any other reasonable work
- Assist in Fault Diagnosis and Repair, Root Cause Analysis (5Y) Completion
- Break down management
- Time to detect, time to correct
- Housekeeping
- All processing equipment and surrounding areas in concern must be kept clean.
- Health, Safety & Environment
Core Business Knowledge:
- Excellent negotiating skills
- Ability to understand and implement complex finance solutions
- Ability to handle pressure and manage multiple issues simultaneously
- Strong communication skills and ability to influence outcomes at all levels and across disciplines
Minimum requirements
Qualification:
· Matric (Grade 12)
· N2 Mechanical or Electrical Engineering advantageous
Experience
· Minimum of 2 years’ experience within beverage and bottling industry
· People management and leadership skills
· Preferably experience within the FMCG industry
Benefits
- Funeral Benefit
- Pension Fund
- Discount on Twizza products