General Worker
Unitrans Recruitment
Grade 12 | National Certificate
SummaryThe 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.
Minimum Requirements
Qualifications, Skills & Experience
Educational 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.
Technical Skills
- Ability to use cleaning tools and light cleaning equipment (vacuum, pressure washer, mop systems).
- Understanding of safety practices when working around heavy machinery.
- Knowledge of spill-cleaning procedures and safe waste-handling methods.
- Ability to identify hazards and maintain clean, safe work areas.
Behavioural Competencies
- High level of alertness and safety awareness.
- Reliable, disciplined, and able to work independently.
- Strong attention to detail with pride in maintaining clean environments.
- Good communication and teamwork skills.
- Physically fit and able to perform manual, repetitive tasks.
Working Conditions
- Work conducted in outdoor and indoor operational areas (fields, workshops, loading zones, offices).
- Exposure to dust, mud, cane debris, noise, and varying weather conditions.
- Frequent proximity to moving trucks, tractors, loaders, and harvesters.
- Requires wearing PPE at all times (safety boots, gloves, reflective vest, etc.).
- May require bending, lifting, prolonged standing, and walking on uneven terrain.
- Working hours may include shifts, weekends, public holidays, and peak harvest periods.
| Duties & Responsibilities | Key Responsibilities Cleaning & Housekeeping
Waste Management
Safety, Compliance & Hazard Control
Communication & Coordination
Equipment & Material Maintenance
Documentation & Reporting
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