Industrial Cleaner (Mining Workshop) – Fixed-Term

You'll do the heavy cleaning at a poultry processing plant in East London, the kind that needs machines, chemicals and training. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

This post is East London-based, with most of your time spent at a poultry processing plant. You'll start with a short induction before working on your own.

• Clean drains and grease traps in commercial kitchens
• Put out and check pest bait stations on the site map
• Store chemicals in the locked chemical store with safety data sheets
• Lock out machines before cleaning, as the safety file requires
• Clear builders' dust, paint and cement off floors and windows after construction
• Strip down and wash production equipment after the last run
• Run a high-pressure washer on grease, oil and slurry build-up

• Grade 10 or better; you must read chemical labels and safety data sheets
• Respect for chemical safety and PPE
• Reliable, as crews are small and each person counts
• Willing to work nights and weekends when plants shut down
• Physically strong for wet, heavy work
• Able to pass a medical fitness check for plant work

• Chemical safety or HACCP hygiene training
• A Code 8 licence to drive the crew bakkie

• Night-shift and standby allowances
• 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.
• If you hold a heights or rope access ticket, attach it. It can double what you earn in this line of work.