Window Cleaner (Rope Access Assistant)

Industrial cleaners are always in demand; this crew works a newly built office block in Richards Bay. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

Location: Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Store chemicals in the locked chemical store with safety data sheets
• Lock out machines before cleaning, as the safety file requires
• Put out and check pest bait stations on the site map
• Shampoo carpets and upholstery with an extraction machine
• Run a high-pressure washer on grease, oil and slurry build-up

• Physically strong for wet, heavy work
• Able to pass a medical fitness check for plant work
• Not scared of heights for window or rope crews
• Reliable, as crews are small and each person counts
• Respect for chemical safety and PPE
• Grade 10 or better; you must read chemical labels and safety data sheets

• A Code 8 licence to drive the crew bakkie
• Experience using a high-pressure washer or carpet extractor
• 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

• Say you are available for night and shutdown work. That is when most factory hygiene cleaning happens.
• Put the machines and chemicals you have used at the top of your CV. Industrial cleaning companies hire on skills, not just willingness.