Pest Control and Hygiene Assistant – Experienced

When production stops at a commercial kitchen in Ballito, your crew moves in and cleans everything down. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

You'll be based at a commercial kitchen in Ballito. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

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

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

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

• If you hold a heights or rope access ticket, attach it. It can double what you earn in this line of work.
• Put the machines and chemicals you have used at the top of your CV. Industrial cleaning companies hire on skills, not just willingness.