Cleaning Operative - Edinburgh Mail Centre

Royal Mail; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A major postal service company is seeking a Cleaning Operative for part-time work at Edinburgh Mail Centre. Responsibilities include maintaining cleanliness by mopping, sanitising surfaces, and operating cleaning equipment. Ideal candidates will be friendly, reliable, and able to work independently. Full training is provided, making prior experience advantageous but not essential. This role requires 16 hours of work per week over the weekends.

Benefits

22.5 days annual leave, increasing to 25

Uniform and PPE provided

Defined Contribution pension scheme

Employee referral scheme

Car parking

Bank holidays off

Qualifications

• Physically fit with the ability to handle manual cleaning tasks.
• Friendly demeanor to communicate effectively with customers and managers.
• Previous cleaning experience is desired but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Mopping, toilet cleaning, emptying bins and dusting.
• Sanitising surfaces safely and professionally to a high standard.
• Operating a variety of cleaning equipment.

Skills

Good written and verbal communication skills

Reliability

Self-motivation

Attention to detail

Job description

Overview

Royal Mail is something special, a well–loved brand people can rightly be proud of. We have the assets, the infrastructure and the scale that others don’t, yet we are a big part of the communities we operate in, making billions of precious deliveries each year. Our people are at the heart of our business and are integral to helping us to utilise the latest technology and business approaches to optimise, automate and digitise our operations.

Royal Mail P&FS are recruiting for Cleaning Operatives at Edinburgh Mail Centre.

Job Reference Number: 326345

Pay: £12.21 per hour.

Benefits: 22.5 days annual leave, rising to 25 after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays, uniform, PPE, employee referral scheme and Defined Contribution pension scheme plus car parking.

Contract type: Permanent

Working hours: Part time, 16 hours per week, Saturday and Sunday only. (6am to 2.30pm Saturday and 8am to 4.30pm Sunday)

As part of Royal Mail Property & Facilities Solutions you will work either as part of a team or as the only cleaner on site, ensuring we continue to deliver the high standards of service our customers expect.

About the Role

As a cleaning operative you will be responsible for a variety of tasks including mopping, toilet cleaning, washing walls, vacuuming, emptying bins, dusting and sanitising surfaces safely and professionally to a high standard. We require someone who can operate a variety of cleaning equipment; however full training is provided with a first day induction. This role will be physically challenging and involves manual handling activities.

About You

Previous cleaning experience is desired, but not essential. Naturally friendly, with good written and verbal communication skills, you’ll be able to communicate with customers and managers whilst complying with Health & Safety regulations.

The ideal candidate will be reliable, self-motivated with a keen eye for detail. You’ll be able to work on your own initiative, organising your own time, as you’ll be managed remotely.

About Us

Royal Mail Property & Facilities Solutions is responsible for upgrading and safely maintaining one of the largest corporate real estates and property portfolios in Europe, with over 2,600 sites. Royal Mail Property & Facilities Solutions employs 3000 employees and is owned by Royal Mail Group Ltd.

Five centuries in business has made Royal Mail more than a household name. We connect companies, customers and communities across the country, delivering a ‘one-price-goes-anywhere’, universal postal service to more than 29 million addresses across the UK.

What happens next?

After you apply, your application will be reviewed and if you are successful you will be invited to a telephone or online assessment. This will last around 15-20 minutes, consisting of 7 questions. There will not be a face to face interview in this process.

Trust is important to everything we do in Royal Mail P&FS. We want to build that trust from the very beginning of your journey with us. The first step is your assessment; and we mean your assessment. We want to give you the opportunity to present us with your best examples. As a result, we will provide you with your questions ahead of the assessment taking place, to allow you time to prepare in advance. We want to be transparent about what kind of qualities we are looking for and what a job with Royal Mail P&FS entails.

Please note, once our maximum number of applications has been reached this vacancy will close.