High-Pressure Wash Operator

You'll do the heavy cleaning at a commercial kitchen in Pretoria West, the kind that needs machines, chemicals and training. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

Home base is a commercial kitchen on the Pretoria West side of Gauteng. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

• Run a high-pressure washer on grease, oil and slurry build-up
• Shampoo carpets and upholstery with an extraction machine
• Test sanitiser strength with test strips and record the reading
• Strip down and wash production equipment after the last run
• Lock out machines before cleaning, as the safety file requires

• 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
• Reliable, as crews are small and each person counts
• Grade 10 or better; you must read chemical labels and safety data sheets

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

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

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