Window Cleaner (Rope Access Assistant)

Tough, messy cleaning at a dairy processing factory in Johannesburg CBD, paid better than ordinary cleaning. 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 Johannesburg CBD side of Gauteng.

• Test sanitiser strength with test strips and record the reading
• Store chemicals in the locked chemical store with safety data sheets
• Clear builders' dust, paint and cement off floors and windows after construction
• Clean drains and grease traps in commercial kitchens
• Shampoo carpets and upholstery with an extraction machine

• Grade 10 or better; you must read chemical labels and safety data sheets
• Physically strong for wet, heavy work
• Able to pass a medical fitness check for plant work
• Reliable, as crews are small and each person counts

• A Code 8 licence to drive the crew bakkie
• Pest control registration under the fumigation rules
• Experience using a high-pressure washer or carpet extractor

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

• If you hold a heights or rope access ticket, attach it. It can double what you earn in this line of work.
• Say you are available for night and shutdown work. That is when most factory hygiene cleaning happens.