Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Technician

When production stops at a commercial kitchen in Mthatha, your crew moves in and cleans everything down. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

Home base is a commercial kitchen on the Mthatha side of Eastern Cape.

• Foam, scrub and rinse walls, floors and conveyors with approved chemicals
• Test sanitiser strength with test strips and record the reading
• Strip down and wash production equipment after the last run
• Store chemicals in the locked chemical store with safety data sheets
• Clean drains and grease traps in commercial kitchens
• Shampoo carpets and upholstery with an extraction machine
• Put out and check pest bait stations on the site map

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

• Higher hourly rate than standard cleaning
• Paid training on machines and chemicals
• Full PPE: waterproof suits, boots, goggles and respirators

• Say you are available for night and shutdown work. That is when most factory hygiene cleaning happens.
• Put the machines and chemicals you have used at the top of your CV. Industrial cleaning companies hire on skills, not just willingness.