Hygiene Cleaner (Food Factory Night Crew)

Industrial cleaners are always in demand; this crew works a dairy processing factory in White River. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

Location: White River, Mpumalanga. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Store chemicals in the locked chemical store with safety data sheets
• Put out and check pest bait stations on the site map
• Strip down and wash production equipment after the last run
• Test sanitiser strength with test strips and record the reading
• Shampoo carpets and upholstery with an extraction machine
• Lock out machines before cleaning, as the safety file requires
• Foam, scrub and rinse walls, floors and conveyors with approved chemicals

• Grade 10 or better; you must read chemical labels and safety data sheets
• Not scared of heights for window or rope crews
• Respect for chemical safety and PPE
• Physically strong for wet, heavy work

• Pest control registration under the fumigation rules
• Experience using a high-pressure washer or carpet extractor

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

• 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.