High-Pressure Wash Operator

Tough, messy cleaning at a newly built office block in Coega, paid better than ordinary cleaning. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

Location: Coega, Eastern Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Store chemicals in the locked chemical store with safety data sheets
• Shampoo carpets and upholstery with an extraction machine
• Run a high-pressure washer on grease, oil and slurry build-up
• Foam, scrub and rinse walls, floors and conveyors with approved chemicals
• Test sanitiser strength with test strips and record the reading
• Lock out machines before cleaning, as the safety file requires
• Strip down and wash production equipment after the last run

• Respect for chemical safety and PPE
• Reliable, as crews are small and each person counts
• Grade 10 or better; you must read chemical labels and safety data sheets
• Willing to work nights and weekends when plants shut down
• Physically strong for wet, heavy work
• Not scared of heights for window or rope crews

• Working-at-heights or IRATA rope access ticket
• Chemical safety or HACCP hygiene training
• A Code 8 licence to drive the crew bakkie

• Night-shift and standby allowances
• Full PPE: waterproof suits, boots, goggles and respirators
• Paid training on machines and chemicals

• 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.