Window Cleaner (Rope Access Assistant)

Tough, messy cleaning at a mining workshop in Roodepoort, paid better than ordinary cleaning. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

Home base is a mining workshop on the Roodepoort side of Gauteng.

• Clear builders' dust, paint and cement off floors and windows after construction
• Clean drains and grease traps in commercial kitchens
• Foam, scrub and rinse walls, floors and conveyors with approved chemicals
• Test sanitiser strength with test strips and record the reading
• Run a high-pressure washer on grease, oil and slurry build-up
• Strip down and wash production equipment after the last run

• Respect for chemical safety and PPE
• Physically strong for wet, heavy work
• Reliable, as crews are small and each person counts
• Willing to work nights and weekends when plants shut down
• Able to pass a medical fitness check for plant work

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

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

• If you hold a heights or rope access ticket, attach it. It can double what you earn in this line of work.
• Put the machines and chemicals you have used at the top of your CV. Industrial cleaning companies hire on skills, not just willingness.