Pest Control and Hygiene Assistant

You'll do the heavy cleaning at a mining workshop in Kimberley, the kind that needs machines, chemicals and training. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

You'll be based at a mining workshop in Kimberley. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Foam, scrub and rinse walls, floors and conveyors with approved chemicals
• Put out and check pest bait stations on the site map
• Strip down and wash production equipment after the last run
• Shampoo carpets and upholstery with an extraction machine
• Clear builders' dust, paint and cement off floors and windows after construction
• Store chemicals in the locked chemical store with safety data sheets

• 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
• Reliable, as crews are small and each person counts
• Not scared of heights for window or rope crews
• Respect for chemical safety and PPE

• Experience using a high-pressure washer or carpet extractor
• Working-at-heights or IRATA rope access ticket

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

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