Tea Lady / Office Cleaner

A cleaning contractor in East London needs dependable cleaners for a government office building. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

Home base is a government office building on the East London side of Eastern Cape. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Clean and disinfect toilets, basins and urinals several times a shift
• Sign the ablution checklist on the back of the door after each clean
• Clean glass doors and internal windows without streaks
• Wipe desks, door handles, lift buttons and light switches
• Run a scrubber-dryer machine on large tiled areas
• Mix cleaning chemicals at the dilution shown on the label, never by guesswork
• Report broken fittings, leaks or empty stock to the site supervisor

• You take pride in a job done properly, even when nobody checks
• Honest, because you work around laptops and personal items
• Able to start early, often 05:00 or 06:00
• Comfortable using cleaning chemicals safely with gloves
• Able to stand, bend and walk for a full shift
• Clean criminal record for most corporate sites

• Tea service or kitchen experience
• Training on a floor polisher or scrubber machine
• Chemical handling training from a supplier or contractor

• Permanent contract once the site contract is secured
• UIF and paid leave under the cleaning sector rules
• Uniform and cleaning gloves provided
• Paid overtime for weekend deep cleans

• Ask a former supervisor if you can put their number on your CV. Cleaning contractors almost always phone a reference.
• Mention any machines you can use, like a scrubber or polisher. Machine cleaners are harder to find and often get picked first.