Cleaner

J D Wetherspoon; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 12,398,000 - 16,531,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meal and drink

20% discount on food, drinks and hotel

Midnight-5:59am extra £1 per hour

Bonus scheme up to 19% of pay

Guaranteed hours contracts

Paid holiday

Free shares (after qualifying period)

Loyalty reward scheme

Job summary

JD Wetherspoon is hiring cleaners to thoroughly clean all areas of the pub, ensuring excellent standards of cleanliness at all times and contributing to a great customer experience.

Our pubs open early and close late, offering flexible shifts including mornings, evenings, weekends and late finishes. No experience is required—just a good attitude and reliability; we provide training and a friendly, inclusive atmosphere. Progression opportunities are available within the team.

Qualifications

• Must be able to perform cleaning tasks to a high standard.
• Able to interact politely with customers and colleagues.
• Willingness to learn and follow procedures.

Responsibilities

• Clean all pub areas including customer areas, toilets, bar, kitchen, staff areas and outside spaces.
• Complete daily, weekly and monthly cleaning tasks according to SOPs.
• Follow safe procedures when using cleaning chemicals and equipment.
• Monitor cleaning supplies and notify manager when restocking is needed.
• Report maintenance and pest-management issues to the on‑duty manager.
• Provide friendly customer service and greet/thank customers.
• Complete induction and ongoing refresher training and contribute to improvements.

Skills

Cleaning

Customer service

Teamwork

Job description

At a glance, your role is to clean all areas of the pub thoroughly, with the aim of enhancing the customer experience by having excellent standards of cleanliness at all times.

Our pubs open early and close late, so we offer great flexibility with shift patterns, including mornings, evenings, weekends and late finishes.

Duties include:

• maintaining cleanliness in all areas: customer areas, toilets, bar, kitchen, staff areas and outside spaces
• completing daily, weekly and monthly cleaning tasks, following standard operating procedures
• following correct procedures when using cleaning chemicals and equipment
• monitoring cleaning supplies and notifying the manager when more are needed
• reporting all maintenance and pest-management issues to the manager on duty
• interacting politely with customers - greeting them, saying `thank you` and `goodbye`
• completing required induction, role-specific and ongoing refresher training and contributing to continuous improvement

Progression and development

Most Wetherspoon team leaders and managers started in the kitchen or behind the bar.

If you`re looking to progress, we can support your development with:

• structured on-the-job training.
• apprenticeships and management academies.
• cross-training into other areas (bar, kitchen, hotel).
• opportunities to progress into team-leader and shift-leader roles and beyond.

Wetherspoon promotes an inclusive working environment where everyone is welcome.

When you`re at work, we want you to feel comfortable being yourself. Whatever your background, preferences or beliefs, we`ll ensure that you have the skills and knowledge you need for a great career with us.

This role may not be suitable for under-18s because of shift patterns and lone working. There may be other roles available, including front-of-house and kitchen roles.

If a high number of applications is received, this vacancy may close early.

We`re looking for fun, enthusiastic, passionate people to join our hard-working teams. No experience is needed, just a good attitude, a willingness to learn and a calm head under pressure.

As a UK Top Employer with an award-winning training programme, we know that we can teach you the skills you`ll need to succeed.

Whether you`re looking for a long-term career or just some extra shifts, if you`re reliable, friendly and love working as part of a team - this role could be perfect for you.

What`s in it for you?

• competitive rate of pay
• a free meal and a drink, when working
• 20% discount on all food, drinks and hotel accommodation (for you and up to three guests), when not working
• £1 extra per hour, for hours worked during midnight-5.59am
• bonus scheme - earn up to 19% of your pay
• availability of guaranteed-hours contracts and variable-hours contracts
• paid holiday
• free shares (after a qualifying period)
• loyalty reward scheme