Window Cleaner (Rope Access Assistant)

When production stops at a newly built office block in Pietermaritzburg, your crew moves in and cleans everything down. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

The site is in Pietermaritzburg; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying.

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

• Respect for chemical safety and PPE
• Able to pass a medical fitness check for plant work
• Grade 10 or better; you must read chemical labels and safety data sheets
• Willing to work nights and weekends when plants shut down

• Chemical safety or HACCP hygiene training
• A Code 8 licence to drive the crew bakkie

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

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