Cleaning Manager

OCS; Portstewart; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

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Job summary

OCS UK & Ireland is recruiting a Cleaning Manager to lead a busy cleaning team across multiple sites in the UK & Ireland. You will oversee all cleaning duties, manage staff rotas, training, and site compliance while maintaining high service standards.

The ideal candidate will have previous managerial or supervisory experience in cleaning, strong customer service skills, and the ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines. Flexible working hours are expected.

Qualifications

• Right to work in the UK.
• Experience as a Manager or Supervisor in cleaning is desirable.
• Experience in staffing, rotas, training, and basic HR compliance.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Able to work to deadlines and prioritise with flexible hours.

Responsibilities

• Oversee cleaning of floors, communal areas, stairwells and washrooms (plus ad hoc areas).
• Manage staff rotas, holiday requests, site audits and recruit new employees where required.
• Identify training needs on-site and conduct/record training.
• Handle investigations related to accidents or disciplinary matters.
• Monitor cleaning products on-site and manage stock and orders within budget.

Job description

Mon to Sat 5:00 to 10:00 We’re recruiting for a Cleaning Manager to join our passionate and driven Cleaning team.

About The Role

Mon to Sat 5:00 to 10:00 We’re recruiting for a Cleaning Manager to join our passionate and driven Cleaning team.

You’ll oversee all cleaning and associated duties carried out by all those that you are responsible supervising.

Your key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Overseeing and assisting with the cleaning of the floors, communal areas, stairwells, and washrooms (plus other ad hoc areas).
• Managing staff rotas, holiday requests, site audits and recruiting new employees where required.
• Identify any training needs on-site, conduct the training where possible and keep appropriate records of training completed on-site.
• Involvement with investigation matters such as personal accidents or potential disciplinary investigations.
• Involvement with investigation matters such as personal accidents or potential disciplinary investigations.
• Responsibility for monitoring cleaning products on-site, maintaining stock levels and submitting orders as required in line with agreed site budgets.

The ideal candidate should meet the following criteria

• You must have right to work in the UK.
• Previous experience as a Manager or Supervisor in cleaning or a similar field is desirable
• Experience in staffing, rotas, training, and basic HR compliance.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Able to work to deadlines and prioritise as well as being flexible with working hours and days.

About The Company

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.

Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values - Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

Why Work for OCS?

• Award-Winning Employer : Ranked 36th on Glassdoor’s Best Companies to Work For 2025 — we value and motivate our people.
• Digital Learning : The OCS Academy offers digital courses and resources to help you build skills and grow your career.
• Retail Perks With our Hapi app, you can gain access to exclusive discounts, rewards and wellbeing resources.
• Professional Growth : 600+ live learners across UK&I — Empowering colleagues with further development and qualifications!
• Flexible Pay : Access a portion of earned wages before payday with our Wagestream App! (Contract Specific)

We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.