Permanent roles
UrgentLocationSasolburg, Free StateSalaryNot disclosedClosing date4 days leftRequirementsEntry level
Posted 2 days ago
Job description
The general worker is responsible for maintaining cleanliness, hygiene, and safe working conditions across sugar cane logistics environments, including harvesting zones, loading areas, workshops, machine yards, offices, ablutions, and stores. This role ensures that work areas remain free from debris, cane residue, mud, spills, and hazards that may affect personnel, vehicles, and heavy equipment such as cane loaders, tractors, haulage trucks, and mechanical harvesters. The general worker plays a critical role in supporting operational efficiency by keeping high-traffic and heavy-equipment interaction areas clean, improving visibility, reducing slip/trip hazards, preventing equipment blockages, and ensuring compliance with health, safety, and operational standards.
Requirements
- Grade 10–12 (preferred).
- Basic Cleaning or Safety Training advantageous (e.g., PPE use, chemical handling).
- 1–2 years’ experience in cleaning within industrial, agricultural, or logistics operations.
- Experience working near heavy equipment or in high-traffic operational areas beneficial.
- Familiarity with cleaning chemicals, industrial waste handling, and operational housekeeping procedures.
Responsibilities
- Perform routine and deep cleaning of operational areas including loading zones, workshops, offices, and ablution facilities.
- Remove cane residues, mud, leaves, dust, oil spills, and other debris from high-traffic and heavy equipment zones.
- Clean workshop floors, tools, benches, waste areas, and storage sections to maintain order and safety.
- Ensure walkways, platforms, and access points to heavy machinery remain clean and unobstructed.
- Maintain cleanliness around fuel stations, wash bays, parking areas, and storage yards.
- Waste Management
- Collect and dispose of waste according to site waste-separation rules (organic waste, scrap metal, general waste).
- Empty bins, replace liners, and ensure waste areas are free from overflow or contamination.
- Transport waste to designated disposal points using trolleys, bins, or site-approved methods.
- Assist with maintaining recycling areas and ensuring correct disposal of oil-contaminated materials.
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