Cleaning Team Leader (Office Park)

A cleaning contractor in Umlazi needs dependable cleaners for a government office building. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

The work is in Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Set up and clear boardrooms before and after meetings
• Run a scrubber-dryer machine on large tiled areas
• Clean the kitchenette, wash cups and wipe down the fridge and microwave
• Sign the ablution checklist on the back of the door after each clean
• Empty bins and take waste to the correct recycling or general skip
• Clean and disinfect toilets, basins and urinals several times a shift

• Grade 10 or higher
• Clean criminal record for most corporate sites
• You take pride in a job done properly, even when nobody checks
• Comfortable using cleaning chemicals safely with gloves
• Able to start early, often 05:00 or 06:00

• Training on a floor polisher or scrubber machine
• Supervisory experience for team leader posts
• Tea service or kitchen experience

• Paid overtime for weekend deep cleans
• Permanent contract once the site contract is secured
• UIF and paid leave under the cleaning sector rules
• Uniform and cleaning gloves provided

• List each site you have cleaned (office, mall, school) and how long you stayed. Contractors want people who stick with a site.
• Arrive neat and early for the interview. It is a small test of how you will arrive for a 05:00 shift.