Cleaner (Post Level 18) (Job ID: 5945) at University of the Free State

Duties and responsibilities:

Cleaning of laboratories

• Clean equipment, bench tops, shelves and outside of fridges and freezers.
• Sweep, mop and scrub the floors.
• Empty the dust/refuse bins.
• Fill containers with distilled water.
• Wash everything that students did not clean.
• Wash floors and wipe shelves of walk-in fridge.
• Vacuum and dust the presentation room.

Creative lab

• Clean all benches and chairs.
• Empty the dustbins.
• Mop the floor.
• Arrange tables in the correct format for the lecturer.
• Prepare the lab for training sessions, classes and seminars.
• Clean up after the completion of sessions.

Sensory lab

• Requires daily cleaning, depending on the number of sensory tests conducted each week.
• Clean different booths.
• Clean and mop floors.
• Dusting of shelves.
• Cleaning, dusting and vacuuming of the sensory training area.

Vegetable lab

• Clean at least once a week.
• Wash surfaces.
• Mop floors.
• Remove the waste.

Office cleaning

• Clean six offices once a week, including the lecture rooms in the Department.

Adhoc duties

• Execute any other task, as deemed necessary by the supervisor and/or staff member, that is officially legal and lawful according to the policies, procedures, rules and regulations of the UFS, as well as the general job description of a service worker.

Technical assistance in laboratories

• Assist with practical sessions taking place 6 times a week.
• Fill soap, detergent and other product bottles
• Wash all the dishcloths used by students- daily due to the frequency of practicals.
• Clean labs – floors and countertops, 44 spaces.
• Scrub and clean oven and stoves.
• Clean each lab after each session to uphold cleanliness and food safety.
• Regularly clean inside and outside of microwaves and fridges.

Waste management assistance

• Take out garbage daily.

Inherent requirements:

• Grade 10 on NQF Level 2.
• Relevant experience related to the duties and responsibilities.

Recommendations:

• Knowledge of a food laboratory.
• Knowledge of the importance of cleaning in the laboratories.