Pest Control and Hygiene Assistant

When production stops at a poultry processing plant in Brakpan, your crew moves in and cleans everything down. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

You'll be based at a poultry processing plant in Brakpan. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Clear builders' dust, paint and cement off floors and windows after construction
• Clean drains and grease traps in commercial kitchens
• Strip down and wash production equipment after the last run
• Store chemicals in the locked chemical store with safety data sheets
• Foam, scrub and rinse walls, floors and conveyors with approved chemicals
• Test sanitiser strength with test strips and record the reading
• Run a high-pressure washer on grease, oil and slurry build-up

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

• Working-at-heights or IRATA rope access ticket
• A Code 8 licence to drive the crew bakkie

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

• Put the machines and chemicals you have used at the top of your CV. Industrial cleaning companies hire on skills, not just willingness.
• Say you are available for night and shutdown work. That is when most factory hygiene cleaning happens.