Area Manager

Fairford Associates; Sutton; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading commercial cleaning company in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Area Manager to oversee a portfolio of cleaning sites in Central London and surrounding areas. The successful candidate will excel in managing teams, ensuring client satisfaction, and adhering to high standards of cleanliness. This role requires strong communication skills, a hands-on attitude, and the ability to motivate teams. The position offers a salary of £40k plus additional benefits including a Christmas bonus, commission, and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Discretionary Christmas bonus

Commission for selling additional work

28 days holiday

Pension scheme

Mobile phone, laptop, and company vehicle provided

Qualifications

• Experience running a team in a supportive manner.
• Flexibility in working week.
• Self-motivated with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a portfolio of cleaning sites in Central London.
• Perform regular site audits and ensure cleanliness standards.
• Manage and support operative teams effectively.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety legislation.

Skills

Knowledge of the cleaning industry

Strong communication skills

Team management experience

Customer service orientation

Hands-on attitude

Job description

Job title Area Manager

Location : London

Salary: Salary £40k (likely to be reviewed this year), discretionary Christmas bonus, commission for selling additional work, 28 days holiday, pension scheme (The People’s Pension). A mobile phone, laptop and company vehicle is provided.

The Opportunity

I am currently working with a long established (nearly thirty years) privately owned commercial cleaning company to appoint an Area Manager. They operate in the London and the South East with a strong emphasis on sites in Central London and the City. They are fortunate to have an exceptionally strong and supportive management team and historically they have an exceptionally low level of staff turnover. We are currently searching for an experienced Area Manager to oversee a portfolio of sites in the Central London area, heading towards Croydon and around to the Home counties to the west, who is adept at juggling all the balls to ensure that the operative team, client base and ultimately the company are remain happy.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Line Management responsibilities for your team
• Performing regular site audits with customers
• To carry out structured site visits that ensure specifications are met and customer expectations are positively managed
• Ensuring highest standards of cleanliness are maintained at all customer sites
• Ensuring customer sites are fully manned including absence and holiday cover
• Responsible for meeting monthly KPIs
• Control of materials and equipment, including repairs, stock control and ordering
• Ensuring contract COSHH assessments sheets and Risk Assessments are completed.
• Completing and using Company administration procedures
• To ensure on-site teams have regular contact, understand their roles, responsibilities and what is expected of them
• Assisting and overseeing performance management and to take responsibility for managing issues that may arise
• Assisting with HR practices
• Ensuring that employees have been trained to standards and identify training needs to support development
• Team Building and promoting a harmonious working environment
• Comply with current Health and Safety Legislation and ensure that employees are adhering to H&S policies

About You

• An excellent knowledgeable of the cleaning industry
• Someone who has a "hands-on" attitude
• Flexibility on your working week
• Someone who thrives on providing the highest level of customer service
• An appreciation of the operative team
• Self-motivated
• Strong communication skills
• Experience of running a team and who manage teams in a supportive manner
• A team player, someone who will assist other Managers

Fairford Associates operates as an Employment Agency introducing work‑seekers to client employers for direct employment by those employers. Please view our latest jobs on our website and follow us on Linkedin and Twitter. We do try to reply to each application personally, however as we receive a high number of applications for each role we handle it is not always possible to do this. Therefore, if we do not contact you within seven days your application for this particular role has not been successful. However, we have retained your CV and we will advise you of future roles that may be of interest