Cleaning Operative

Manchester Arndale; Bangor; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Full time

Job summary

OCS UK & Ireland is seeking an on-site Cleaning Operative to uphold high standards of cleanliness and hygiene across our contract site. The role involves early morning shifts Monday to Saturday and thriving in a client-facing environment with a focus on service quality.

Ideal candidates will have prior cleaning experience, excellent customer service, and strong interpersonal and communication skills. Right to work in the UK is required, with potential for career progression within our national

Qualifications

• Must have Right to Work in the UK.
• Previous cleaning experience.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and good Communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high standard of cleaning and hygiene as directed by management.
• Use and care of cleaning equipment.
• Encourage good relations with all clients on contract site.
• Promptly deal with any queries or complaints.
• Perform any other reasonable duties allocated by management.

Skills

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Cleaning experience

Tools

Cleaning equipment

Job description

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)

About The Role

Working Pattern

Monday-7AM-9AM
Tuesday-7AM-9AM
Wednesday-7AM-9.30AM
Thursday-7AM-9AM
Friday-7AM-9AM
Saturday-7AM-9AM

As part of your role, your key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Ensuring high standard of cleaning and hygiene as directed by management
• Use and care of cleaning equipment
• Encourage good relations with all clients on contract site
• Promptly deal with any queries or complaints
• To perform any other reasonable duties that may be allocated by the management

The ideal candidate should meet the following criteria:

• Must have Right to Work in the UK
• Previous cleaning experience
• Excellent customer service skills
• Excellent interpersonal and good Communication skills

Why join OCS?

OCS are ranked 36th on Glassdoor’s Best Companies to Work For in 2025, reflecting our dedication to building a supportive workplace where our colleagues feel valued and motivated.

We believe in investing in our colleague’s futures. The OCS Academy provides a range of digital courses and resources that will allow you to grow your personal skills and advance your career.

With our Hapi app, you can gain access exclusive discounts, rewards and wellbeing resources.

Our values are Trust, Respect, Unity and Empowerment – they’re TRUE. Guided by these values and principles, we’re on a mission to make people and places the best they can be, this includes our TRUE start Awards.

We now have over 600 live apprenticeships in the UK & Ireland — with a target of 1,000. That means more growth, more careers, more opportunity, allowing our employees to empower themselves with further development and qualifications!

Access a portion of earned wages before payday with our Wagestream App! (eligibility for this benefit can be discussed at interview as this benefit is specific to business contracts)

WAGESTREAM ISCONTRACT 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.