Industrial Cleaner (Mining Workshop)

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

Location: East London, Eastern Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

• Strip down and wash production equipment after the last run
• Lock out machines before cleaning, as the safety file requires
• Test sanitiser strength with test strips and record the reading
• Store chemicals in the locked chemical store with safety data sheets
• Run a high-pressure washer on grease, oil and slurry build-up

• Reliable, as crews are small and each person counts
• Grade 10 or better; you must read chemical labels and safety data sheets
• Able to pass a medical fitness check for plant work
• Not scared of heights for window or rope crews
• Willing to work nights and weekends when plants shut down

• A Code 8 licence to drive the crew bakkie
• Experience using a high-pressure washer or carpet extractor

• Higher hourly rate than standard cleaning
• 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.