Industrial Cleaner (Mining Workshop)

Tough, messy cleaning at a mining workshop in Roodepoort, paid better than ordinary cleaning. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

This post is Roodepoort-based, with most of your time spent at a mining workshop.

• Test sanitiser strength with test strips and record the reading
• Shampoo carpets and upholstery with an extraction machine
• Clear builders' dust, paint and cement off floors and windows after construction
• Put out and check pest bait stations on the site map
• Run a high-pressure washer on grease, oil and slurry build-up

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

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

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

• 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.