Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Technician

When production stops at a dairy processing factory in Pinetown, your crew moves in and cleans everything down. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

You'll be based at a dairy processing factory in Pinetown. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Test sanitiser strength with test strips and record the reading
• Strip down and wash production equipment after the last run
• Put out and check pest bait stations on the site map
• Foam, scrub and rinse walls, floors and conveyors with approved chemicals
• Run a high-pressure washer on grease, oil and slurry build-up
• Lock out machines before cleaning, as the safety file requires

• Reliable, as crews are small and each person counts
• Physically strong for wet, heavy work
• Willing to work nights and weekends when plants shut down
• Able to pass a medical fitness check for plant work

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

• Higher hourly rate than standard cleaning
• Full PPE: waterproof suits, boots, goggles and respirators
• 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.