Area Manager (Commercial Cleaning)

RG Setsquare; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic cleaning service company in the East Midlands is seeking an Area Manager to oversee operations across multiple sites. This role involves managing teams, ensuring high cleaning standards, and maintaining client relationships. Candidates should have leadership skills and experience in budget management, ideally in the education sector. Benefits include professional development opportunities and additional leave for your birthday.

Benefits

Access to an online Wellbeing platform

A paid volunteering day annually

Access to an E-Learning Platform

Birthday off – additional annual leave

Awareness Days activities

Involvement in fund-raising activities

Above & Beyond Reward Scheme

Death in service policy

Qualifications

• Experience managing a team to deliver contract profitability and client satisfaction.
• Ability to conduct audits and ensure adherence to Health & Safety procedures.
• Passion for improving services and offering additional client solutions.

Responsibilities

• Manage the team on site to ensure great service delivery and contract profitability.
• Maintain strong client relationships and satisfaction.
• Conduct monthly quality audits and hold contract review meetings.

Skills

Excellent communication and people management skills

Strong leadership and motivational skills

Experience with managing budgets

Working knowledge of Health and Safety systems

Ability to work to tight timescales

Experience working with education clients

Basic Excel, Word & Outlook skills

Education

Appropriate professional qualifications and/or memberships

Job description

Overview

Superb career opportunity to join this dynamic SME that are on an exciting growth journey.

Role

The Area Manager role is responsible for managing a team ensuring all the sites are properly supervised and that the specified cleaning standards are met and maintained to a high level. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required to our satisfaction as part of the recruitment process.

Responsibilities

• Managing the team on site to ensure great service delivery whilst delivering maximum contract profitability
• Ensuring all budgets are adhered to
• Maintaining strong client relationships with high levels of satisfaction
• Providing and maintaining the quality of service delivery
• Managing, recruiting, and coaching the teams on your sites
• Conducting monthly quality audits at each of the sites you are responsible for
• Carrying out ad-hoc and regular activities such as projects, reports, as required by and to support the Operations Manager
• Holding regular contract and specification review meetings with customers
• Being responsible for ensuring Health & Safety procedures and legislation is adhered to
• Looking for opportunities for continuous improvement, cost savings and account growth
• Seeking opportunities to sell in additional services

Requirements, Skills & Experience

• Excellent communication and people management skills
• Strong leadership and motivational skills, with the ability to forward plan, work under pressure and influence at a senior level
• Experience with managing budgets
• Working knowledge of Health and Safety systems in the cleaning industry
• Ability to work to tight timescales
• Experience working with education clients previously would be highly desirable
• Passionate, flexible, trustworthy, and innovative
• Hold a full driving license and be able to travel to sites
• Basic Excel, Word & Outlook skills

Qualifications (Desirable)

• Appropriate professional qualifications and/or memberships. For example, any British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc), Institution of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH) or National Examination Board in Occupational Safety & Health (NEBOSH) memberships, qualifications, or specific course attendance.

Our Benefits

• Access to an online Wellbeing platform to help support a healthy mind and body
• A paid volunteering day annually
• Access to an E-Learning Platform with over 40 courses available to aid your continual professional development
• Your birthday off! - an additional day of annual leave for your birthday
• Awareness Days - participate in various awareness day activities throughout the year
• Opportunities to get involved in fund-raising activities for our Corporate Charity
• Above & Beyond Reward Scheme - to recognise and thank those employees who go the extra mile
• A death in service policy that pays out to protect your loved ones

Must have been or be willing to be security cleared as working in the Education sector.

RG Setsquare is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.