Window Cleaner (Rope Access Assistant)

You'll do the heavy cleaning at a mining workshop in Epping, the kind that needs machines, chemicals and training. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

You'll be based at a mining workshop in Epping. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Test sanitiser strength with test strips and record the reading
• Store chemicals in the locked chemical store with safety data sheets
• Lock out machines before cleaning, as the safety file requires
• Shampoo carpets and upholstery with an extraction machine
• Strip down and wash production equipment after the last run
• Clean drains and grease traps in commercial kitchens
• Put out and check pest bait stations on the site map

• Respect for chemical safety and PPE
• Physically strong for wet, heavy work
• Willing to work nights and weekends when plants shut down
• Grade 10 or better; you must read chemical labels and safety data sheets

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

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

• 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.