Hygiene Cleaner (Food Factory Night Crew)

Industrial cleaners are always in demand; this crew works a newly built office block in Klerksdorp. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

The work is in Klerksdorp, North West, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Clean drains and grease traps in commercial kitchens
• Strip down and wash production equipment after the last run
• Foam, scrub and rinse walls, floors and conveyors with approved chemicals
• Lock out machines before cleaning, as the safety file requires
• Shampoo carpets and upholstery with an extraction machine

• Physically strong for wet, heavy work
• 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
• Not scared of heights for window or rope crews

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

• Night-shift and standby allowances
• Higher hourly rate than standard cleaning
• 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.