High-Pressure Wash Operator

When production stops at a mining workshop in Bloemfontein, your crew moves in and cleans everything down. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

Location: Bloemfontein, Free State. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• 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
• Clear builders' dust, paint and cement off floors and windows after construction
• Strip down and wash production equipment after the last run
• Run a high-pressure washer on grease, oil and slurry build-up

• Able to pass a medical fitness check for plant work
• Willing to work nights and weekends when plants shut down
• Respect for chemical safety and PPE
• Reliable, as crews are small and each person counts
• Not scared of heights for window or rope crews

• A Code 8 licence to drive the crew bakkie
• Chemical safety or HACCP hygiene training

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

• Put the machines and chemicals you have used at the top of your CV. Industrial cleaning companies hire on skills, not just willingness.
• If you hold a heights or rope access ticket, attach it. It can double what you earn in this line of work.