Cleaning Operative

Carlisle Support Services; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly pay

Pension scheme

Health plans

Wagestream

Fizz Benefits

Induction & training

Uniform provided

Employee Assistance

Reward scheme

Refer a Friend

Job summary

Carlisle Support Services is recruiting a Train Cleaner to join our Cleaning team at Birmingham International. You will clean train units, toilets, surfaces, and corridors to our standards, with COSHH/safety procedures in place.

We offer a competitive hourly rate paid monthly, full induction, ongoing training, access to pension, health and wellbeing plans, and career development opportunities. Join a growing team delivering services to major brands across the UK; a reliable, flexible attitude

Qualifications

• Experience in cleaning environments preferred.
• Ability to follow safety procedures and COSHH.
• Willingness to learn and develop.

Responsibilities

• Clean train units and toilets to standard.
• Clean offices, meeting rooms, public areas.
• Litter picking on platforms and car parks.
• Follow WMT cleaning standards and safety procedures.

Job description

The following content displays a map of the jobs location - Birmingham International

Displayed salary, unless overwriting with salary text:

Working Hours:

21:00-05:00 Working pattern: 5 nights per week, Saturday to Wednesday

Location:

Birmingham International

Closing Date:

11/09/2026

Job Category:

Cleaning & FM

Region / Division:

Cleaning

Business Unit:

West Midlands Trains Outstations

Job Introduction

Train Cleaner

The benefits

• A competitive hourly rate of pay - paid monthly
• Access to Company Pension Scheme after qualifying period
• Health and Wellbeing Plans
• Wagestream - financial flexibility and instant access to earned and authorised wages
• Fizz Benefits - discounts, rewards, and benefits, helping you save money every day
• Full induction, ongoing training and career development
• Quality kit and uniform, everything you need to perform your role effectively
• Employee Assistance Program
• Reward and Recognition scheme including Superstar and Core of Carlisle Awards
• Refer a Friend Scheme

The role

Carlisle Support Services is looking for enthusiastic, reliable, and dedicated individuals to join our Cleaning team, working with our prestigious clients. If this sounds like you, and you're willing to learn new skills to develop your career, we promise to provide full training and all the support you'll need to help you to succeed.

Your core role will include but not be limited to the following activities:

• Cleaning train units & toilets, hoovering, wiping surfaces, and following WMT cleaning standards and COSHH/safety procedures.
• General cleaning duties including offices, meeting rooms, toilets, corridors and public areas
• Measuring and scoping the work required during your shift
• Litter picking on platforms, car parks and public areas
• Cleaning window frames, glazing, signage, seats, and surfaces
• Sweeping floors including platforms and entrances
• Emptying bins and removing waste

Is this you

• Willing to learn and develop
• Reliable and flexible, smart in appearance and always professional
• Enthusiastic and motivated to do a great job
• Preferably some experience working within a cleaning environment and as part of a team
• Effective people skills, able to interact with clients and customers in a positive manner
• Willing to work in all weather conditions
• Driving Licence (not required for all roles)

Successful candidates will be required to provide original documentation for detailed screening and vetting processes. This could include the following: passport, driving licence, utility bill dated in the last 3 months, HMRC letter, original bank statement, original payslip, birth certificate or a valid share code.

This is us

Join a growing market-leading brand of support services to work with the UK’s largest brands such as Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Jaguar Land Rover, Tesco, BBC StudioWorks, and many more.

Carlisle currently employees over 5,000 dedicated and enthusiastic staff members to deliver events, security cleaning, and retail facilities support services across the UK’s most renowned sites and critical infrastructure.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

At Carlisle, we are committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in all areas of employment, recruitment and selection, training, development, and promotion. In all situations people will be judged solely on merit or ability.