Window Cleaner (Rope Access Assistant)

Industrial cleaners are always in demand; this crew works a dairy processing factory in George. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

Home base is a dairy processing factory on the George side of Western Cape. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Clear builders' dust, paint and cement off floors and windows after construction
• Put out and check pest bait stations on the site map
• Test sanitiser strength with test strips and record the reading
• Clean drains and grease traps in commercial kitchens
• Foam, scrub and rinse walls, floors and conveyors with approved chemicals
• Lock out machines before cleaning, as the safety file requires

• Able to pass a medical fitness check for plant work
• Respect for chemical safety and PPE
• Reliable, as crews are small and each person counts
• Physically strong for wet, heavy work
• Not scared of heights for window or rope crews

• Experience using a high-pressure washer or carpet extractor
• Pest control registration under the fumigation rules
• Working-at-heights or IRATA rope access ticket

• Paid training on machines and chemicals
• Full PPE: waterproof suits, boots, goggles and respirators
• 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.