Window Cleaner (Rope Access Assistant)

When production stops at a mining workshop in Soweto, your crew moves in and cleans everything down. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

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

• Store chemicals in the locked chemical store with safety data sheets
• Foam, scrub and rinse walls, floors and conveyors with approved chemicals
• Clean drains and grease traps in commercial kitchens
• Strip down and wash production equipment after the last run
• Clear builders' dust, paint and cement off floors and windows after construction
• Test sanitiser strength with test strips and record the reading
• Put out and check pest bait stations on the site map

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

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

• Paid training on machines and chemicals
• Full PPE: waterproof suits, boots, goggles and respirators
• Night-shift and standby allowances

• 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.