Cleaning Area Support Manager

Sodexo Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facilities management company is seeking a Cleaning Area Support Manager to ensure high service standards across multiple contracts. The successful candidate will provide on-site support, deliver training to operational teams, and promote compliance and safety throughout all activities. This role requires strong leadership skills and a passion for continuous improvement. A competitive salary and company benefits are offered.

Benefits

Wellbeing support

Employee Assistance Programme

Virtual GP Service

Sodexo Discounts Scheme

Pension Plan membership

Learning and development opportunities

Bike to Work Scheme

Enhanced benefits and leave policies

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a cleaning leadership role.
• Strong understanding of soft services delivery and operational excellence.
• Experience delivering training and coaching to teams.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• A passion for quality, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide on-site support for new and existing contracts, including mobilisation and change management.
• Deliver practical cleaning skills training and coaching to operational teams.
• Support QA and Soft Services SMEs with site reviews, audits, and compliance checks.
• Work closely with central teams to coordinate financial reporting, KPI performance, and contractual compliance.
• Identify and drive opportunities for operational efficiency and service innovation.
• Lead by example to promote a zero-harm mindset.

Skills

Cleaning leadership experience

Soft services delivery understanding

Training and coaching experience

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Relevant Soft Services qualifications

Job description

Cleaning Area Support Manager

Location: travel across sites in Leinster
Salary: €50,000 plus company vehicle and Sodexo Benefits
Contract: Full-time, Permanent

About the Role

We are looking for a proactive and hands‑on Cleaning Area Support Managerto support the delivery of exceptional service standards across multiple contracts. You will play a key role in ensuring operational excellence, compliance, and client satisfaction, helping us deliver on Sodexo’s commitment to quality, safety, and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide on‑site support for new and existing contracts, including mobilisation and change management.
• Deliver practical cleaning skills training and coaching to operational teams.
• Support QA and Soft Services SMEs with site reviews, audits, and compliance checks.
• Work closely with central teams to coordinate financial reporting, KPI performance, and contractual compliance.
• Identify and drive opportunities for operational efficiency and service innovation.
• Lead by example to promote a zero‑harm mindset, ensuring all activities are carried out safely and compliantly.

About You

We are seeking a confident leader with a strong background in cleaning and soft services management across multiple sites. You will bring:

• Proven experience in a cleaning leadership role.
• Strong understanding of soft services delivery and operational excellence.
• Experience delivering training and coaching to teams.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• A passion for quality, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Desirable:

• Experience within pharmaceutical, cleanroom, aseptic, or FMCG environments.
• Relevant Soft Services qualifications.

Why Sodexo?

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater.

Belong in a company and team that values you for you.

Act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions.

Thrive in your own way.

We also offer a range of perks, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or life's larger problems, including legal and financial advice, support with work or personal issues impacting your wellbeing
• Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service
• Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular high street retailers (also open to friends and family)
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Pension Plan
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools
• Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit
• Sodexo UK and Irelands enhanced benefits and leave policies

A little more about Sodexo:

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100million consumers each day through our unique combination of On‑Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, SoTogether, Generations and Origins.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

Ready to be part of something greater?

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