Cleaning Supervisor

Are you looking for a fresh challenge?
The role:
To maintain a clean, safe and secure environment and lead the cleaning team on a daily basis working closely with the Safety & Facilities Team.
With experience of leading a team you will assist the Safety & Facilities Management Team with on-going supervision of the cleaning team, onboarding new starters, training where required, conducting regular reviews and providing a supportive line management ethos. You will pro-actively guide the team ensuring that both the day and evening cleaning teams are delivering the high standards required.
You will have a good level of IT knowledge and skills in order to create work schedules, maintain accurate records, ensure safety, quality and cost standards, while getting involved in carrying out cleaning duties directly.
40 hours p.w. - core hours are Monday to Friday - 8.00 - 5.30
100% site based - up to 27K DOE + great benefits including: 25 days holiday + bank holidays, pension, free parking, a potential quarterly bonus
On a day to day basis your duties will include:
Cleaning of communal workplace areas such as their Warehouse, toilets, washrooms, hallways, meeting rooms, offices and external areas. Including the cleaning, clearing and re-setting of meeting rooms.
Outside cleaning including yard sweeping, window cleaning, pressure washing and leaf blowing entrances and external pathways.
Cleaning of Company vehicles as required.
Create and review comprehensive daily work lists, in digital and paper format, allocating tasks across the cleaning team.
Ensure daily cleaning inspections are conducted and recorded in an auditable, accurate and timely manner.
Movement of furniture and equipment as required involving manual handling.
Removal and disposal of rubbish and debris from all areas of site where required.
Use powered, ride on and pedestrian machinery. Maintain and secure equipment when not in use. Ensure training is up to date.
Manage the safe usage and storage of cleaning chemicals. Ensuring training is up to date.
Maintain stock levels of cleaning and hygiene supplies with accurate stock taking and ordering of items.
Provide inductions, training, regular reviews and ongoing support to the cleaning team.
Ensure the team is updated and understand any changes to working methods.
Deliver briefings and communicate updates and relevant information to the cleaning team.
Attend regular operational meetings with the Safety & Facilities Team, communicating any issues.
Monitor and arrange suitable cover of staffing levels in relation to holidays, breaks and absence.
Take on any other responsibilities or tasks that are within your skills and abilities whenever reasonably asked.

About you:
Essential
Previous hands-on cleaning experience
Good written and verbal communication skills are essential to communicate with team members and managers and comply with Health & Safety regulations
IT literate with good numeracy and literacy skills
Physically fit and capable of moving furniture and operating ride on machinery
Able to work on own initiative and manage your own time effectively to complete your task list and handle reactive jobs as they occur
Punctual and reliable with the flexibility to occasionally alter working hours to cross-over with the evening cleaning team
Experience in a similar Supervisory position with the ability to lead, motivate and manage effectively
Driving license in order to occasionally attend our off-site storage facility 2 miles away
In-depth COSHH knowledge
Desirable
Experience cleaning in a similar environment
Experience of using powered and ride on equipment would be advantageous but not essential as full training can be given
Ability to work at height using step ladder or scissor lift