Cleaning & Facilties Support

Oxoid Remel Microbiology (Acquired from Thermo Fisher Scientific); Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance-related bonus (where eligb

Annual merit-based pay increases

Medical benefits

Paid annual leave

Employee referral bonus

Career development and advancement

Job summary

Oxoid Remel Microbiology is seeking a Cleaning & Facilities Coordinator to support the Wade Road Manufacturing Plant and Distribution Centre. You will maintain high standards of cleanliness, hygiene, waste management, and facilities services, while coordinating supplies, managing the eMaint system, and supporting audits to ensure a safe, professional working environment.

You will work with a collaborative team, adapt to changing priorities, and help deliver excellent service to customers and

Qualifications

• Reliable team player with pride in cleanliness, hygiene and presentation.
• Positive and proactive attitude; supports colleagues and delivers consistent results.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities and operational needs.
• Professional, customer-focused approach; supports visits, audits and site events.

Responsibilities

• Promote a safety-first culture by complying with health, safety and environmental requirements.
• Respond promptly to spills and contamination incidents following site procedures.
• Deliver high cleaning and hygiene standards across the site while maintaining product integrity.
• Maintain facilities work orders in the eMaint system.
• Manage cleaning Kanban stock levels and order supplies as required.
• Carry out routine and deep cleaning to schedule while managing waste per environmental rules.
• Conduct daily Gemba walks to identify issues and escalate where needed.
• Train and maintain competency on cleaning equipment and tooling.

Skills

Team collaboration

Safety consciousness

Customer-focused

Adaptability

Job description

About The Company

Joining our team, you’ll play an active part in helping to deliver meaningful impact. At Oxoid Remel Microbiology, acquired from Thermo Fisher Scientific, we play a crucial role in accurate identification and targeted treatment for diseases, ensuring food and beverage safety, and supporting pharmaceutical manufacturing integrity. Our products and services are designed to meet the highest standards of quality and performance, helping our customers achieve their objectives efficiently and effectively.

About The Company

Joining our team, you’ll play an active part in helping to deliver meaningful impact. At Oxoid Remel Microbiology, acquired from Thermo Fisher Scientific, we play a crucial role in accurate identification and targeted treatment for diseases, ensuring food and beverage safety, and supporting pharmaceutical manufacturing integrity. Our products and services are designed to meet the highest standards of quality and performance, helping our customers achieve their objectives efficiently and effectively.

About The Role

As a Cleaning & Facilities Coordinator, you'll support the Facilities team by maintaining high standards of cleanliness, hygiene, waste management, and facilities services across the Wade Road Manufacturing Plant and Distribution Centre. You'll play an important role in advancing our mission by helping to provide a safe, clean, and professional working environment, while coordinating cleaning supplies and consumables, maintaining the eMaint system for facilities-related work requests and activities, supporting cleaning audits, and collaborating with talented colleagues to deliver meaningful results for our customers, partners, and communities.

What You'll Do

• Safety Culture - Promote a strong safety-first culture by complying with all health, safety, and environmental requirements, using PPE correctly, reporting hazards, and maintaining safe working practices at all times.
• Spill Response - Respond promptly to spills, leaks, and contamination incidents by following site spill response procedures, containing hazards where safe to do so, and minimising risks to people, operations, product quality, and the environment.
• Quality - Deliver a consistently high standard of cleaning and hygiene across all areas of the site, ensuring customer expectations, service requirements, and quality standards are achieved. Maintain compliance within quality-controlled areas by following site-specific cleaning procedures and standards designed to protect product integrity and support operational requirements. Take pride in the presentation of the workplace, proactively identifying opportunities for improvement and contributing to a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for employees, visitors, and customers.
• Facilities Administration - Maintain facilities work orders within the eMaint system.
• Manage cleaning Kanban stock levels, and order cleaning supplies and hygiene consumables as required.
• Standard Work - Deliver routine and deep cleaning activities in line with established schedules and procedures, ensuring all areas remain clean, hygienic, safe, and presentable while managing waste streams in accordance with site and environmental requirements.
• Daily Gemba Walks - Conduct proactive workplace audits to identify cleanliness, housekeeping, safety, quality, or maintenance concerns, taking appropriate action and escalating issues where necessary to support continuous improvement across the site.
• Equipment Operation - Complete training and maintain competency on all cleaning equipment, machinery, and tools required for the role, ensuring they are operated safely, effectively, and in accordance with company procedures. Maintain equipment in good working order and promptly report any defects or maintenance requirements.

What We're Looking For

• A reliable and dependable team player who takes pride in their work and is committed to maintaining high standards of cleanliness, hygiene, and workplace presentation.
• A positive and proactive individual with a strong "can-do" attitude, willing to support colleagues and contribute to a collaborative and well-established team that works together to consistently deliver excellent results.
• Someone who is flexible and adaptable, able to respond positively to changing priorities, customer requirements, and operational needs while maintaining a high standard of service.
• A professional and customer-focused approach, with strong communication skills and a willingness to support customer visits, audits, and site events by ensuring facilities are maintained to the highest possible standard

Why Join Us

• Competitive salary
• Performance-related bonus (where eligible)
• Annual merit-based pay increases
• Medical benefits
• Paid annual leave
• Employee referral bonus
• Career development and advancement opportunities

More About Us…

This is an exciting time to join us as we continue to build on more than 100 years of microbiology excellence. With a broad portfolio of instruments, services, and global resources, we’re steadfast in our commitment to helping you succeed. Together, we can cultivate a thriving microbiology culture that supports you today, tomorrow, and for life.

Come and be part of what’s next for our company.