Hygiene Cleaner (Food Factory Night Crew) – Experienced

When production stops at a poultry processing plant in Pietermaritzburg, your crew moves in and cleans everything down. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

Location: Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Clean drains and grease traps in commercial kitchens
• Clear builders' dust, paint and cement off floors and windows after construction
• Test sanitiser strength with test strips and record the reading
• Strip down and wash production equipment after the last run
• Put out and check pest bait stations on the site map
• Foam, scrub and rinse walls, floors and conveyors with approved chemicals

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

• A Code 8 licence to drive the crew bakkie
• Working-at-heights or IRATA rope access ticket
• Pest control registration under the fumigation rules

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

• Put the machines and chemicals you have used at the top of your CV. Industrial cleaning companies hire on skills, not just willingness.
• Say you are available for night and shutdown work. That is when most factory hygiene cleaning happens.