Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Technician

Tough, messy cleaning at a poultry processing plant in Boksburg, paid better than ordinary cleaning. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

You'll report in Boksburg. Relocation is not covered for this one.

• Clear builders' dust, paint and cement off floors and windows after construction
• Foam, scrub and rinse walls, floors and conveyors with approved chemicals
• Put out and check pest bait stations on the site map
• Test sanitiser strength with test strips and record the reading
• Shampoo carpets and upholstery with an extraction machine
• Clean drains and grease traps in commercial kitchens
• Run a high-pressure washer on grease, oil and slurry build-up

• Grade 10 or better; you must read chemical labels and safety data sheets
• Not scared of heights for window or rope crews
• Able to pass a medical fitness check for plant work
• Willing to work nights and weekends when plants shut down
• Reliable, as crews are small and each person counts
• Physically strong for wet, heavy work

• Working-at-heights or IRATA rope access ticket
• Chemical safety or HACCP hygiene training

• Higher hourly rate than standard cleaning
• Paid training on machines and chemicals
• Night-shift and standby allowances

• Say you are available for night and shutdown work. That is when most factory hygiene cleaning happens.
• If you hold a heights or rope access ticket, attach it. It can double what you earn in this line of work.