Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Technician

Industrial cleaners are always in demand; this crew works a commercial kitchen in Tembisa. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

This post is Tembisa-based, with most of your time spent at a commercial kitchen. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Put out and check pest bait stations on the site map
• Lock out machines before cleaning, as the safety file requires
• Shampoo carpets and upholstery with an extraction machine
• Foam, scrub and rinse walls, floors and conveyors with approved chemicals
• Run a high-pressure washer on grease, oil and slurry build-up
• Clean drains and grease traps in commercial kitchens

• Respect for chemical safety and PPE
• Reliable, as crews are small and each person counts
• Able to pass a medical fitness check for plant work
• Grade 10 or better; you must read chemical labels and safety data sheets
• Physically strong for wet, heavy work
• Willing to work nights and weekends when plants shut down

• Working-at-heights or IRATA rope access ticket
• Experience using a high-pressure washer or carpet extractor

• Full PPE: waterproof suits, boots, goggles and respirators
• Night-shift and standby allowances
• Higher hourly rate than standard cleaning

• 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.