General Assistant

KERSTON FOODS CC; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 56,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

KERSTON FOODS CC is seeking a diligent Office Cleaner to uphold high hygiene standards across our building. The ideal candidate will perform heavy cleaning tasks, maintain tidy common areas, stock restrooms, and keep facilities in orderly condition while working well under pressure and multitasking effectively.

This role also involves control of office supplies, monitoring usage, recording stock, and placing orders as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum Grade 10.
• 1-2 years previous office cleaning experience.
• Knowledge and understanding of how to use cleaning materials and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Office Cleaning and Maintenance: maintain common areas, perform heavy cleaning, stock restrooms, remove rubbish, notify management of repairs, create and follow cleaning schedules.
• Office Supplies Control: monitor usage, keep stock records, order supplies as needed, manage to common areas.
• Cleaning materials and equipment: test methods and new equipment, manage usage and stock levels, report damages.
• Additional duties: invoice filing, document messenger.

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Reliability

Clear credit record

Education

Grade 10 or equivalent

Tools

Cleaning equipment operation

Job description

PURPOSE

To provide and maintain high standard of hygiene and cleanliness throughout the building. The goal is to keep our building in a clean and orderly condition.

The ideal candidate should have the desire to learn. This position requires someone that works well under pressure. You must be able to multitask effectively.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Office Cleaning and Maintenance

Maintain common areas clean, tidy always and in orderly condition, Perform heavy cleaning duties, such as cleaning floors, vacuum cleaning carpets. Cleaning and stocking restrooms. Removing rubbish. Notify management of the need for repairs. Performs general clean-up of all office facilities. Create and maintain cleaning schedule. Ensures that all ad hoc cleaning needs are attended to.

Office Supplies Control

Ensure that office supplies are constantly available. Limit misuse of supplies by monitoring use and replenishment of products ensuring cost effective utilisation. Keep record of stock supplies. Make inputs into types and quality of supplies. Manage supplies to the common areas. Order and re-order supplies as necessary

Cleaning materials and equipment

Test new cleaning methods, new equipment, and make recommendations to manager. Control usage of cleaning material ensuring that losses are accounted for, and equipment damages are repaired immediately. Order and re-order supplies as necessary and keep track to control the use of materials. Maintain adequate stock-levels while not overstocking. Implement security measures to limit theft.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES

Invoice filing

Document messenger

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Ability to follow clear instructions.

Good time management skills

Positive, confident approach to work and colleagues

Must pay attention to detail.

Honest and reliable

You must have a clear credit and criminal record.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum Grade 10
• 1 - 2 years previous office cleaning experience
• Knowledge and understanding of how to use cleaning materials and equipment.