Window Cleaner (Rope Access Assistant)

Industrial cleaners are always in demand; this crew works a newly built office block in Montague Gardens. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

You'll report in Montague Gardens. Relocation is not covered for this one. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Lock out machines before cleaning, as the safety file requires
• Put out and check pest bait stations on the site map
• Run a high-pressure washer on grease, oil and slurry build-up
• Test sanitiser strength with test strips and record the reading
• Foam, scrub and rinse walls, floors and conveyors with approved chemicals

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

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

• 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.