Pest Control and Hygiene Assistant

When production stops at a commercial kitchen in Soweto, your crew moves in and cleans everything down. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

Home base is a commercial kitchen on the Soweto side of Gauteng.

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

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

• Working-at-heights or IRATA rope access ticket
• Chemical safety or HACCP hygiene training
• A Code 8 licence to drive the crew bakkie

• Paid training on machines and chemicals
• Night-shift and standby allowances
• 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.