Cleaning Technician

Niyaa People; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Niyaa People is recruiting a Cleaning Technician to join our Estates and Services Team, supporting offices, sheltered housing schemes and communal properties across Worcester and Birmingham.

You will deliver high standards of cleaning, maintain safety and hygiene, travel between sites with a company van, and hold a full UK driving licence and DBS check. 37 hours per week, £17.00 per hour, with shifts across weekdays.

Qualifications

• Previous cleaning experience is essential.
• A good understanding of Health & Safety procedures and the safe use of cleaning equipment.
• Ability to deliver consistent cleaning standards with attention to detail.
• A proactive, flexible and hands-on approach to daily duties.
• Strong communication skills and ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Excellent time management and ability to prioritise workloads.
• The confidence to work independently while contributing to a wider team.
• A professional manner and commitment to customer experience.

Responsibilities

• Delivering a high standard of cleaning across internal and external communal areas, ensuring properties remain clean, presentable and well maintained.
• Maintaining entrances, stairways, corridors, floors, carpets, walls, lifts, windows and communal bin rooms.
• Cleaning offices and specialist housing facilities, including toilets, kitchens, canteens, meeting rooms and reception areas.
• Using a variety of professional cleaning methods, including sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, buffing, polishing and dusting.
• Undertaking litter picking, waste management and small-scale graffiti removal.
• Maintaining external communal areas, cleaning and disinfecting drains and gullies, and checking bin chutes for blockages.
• Completing routine block inspections, identifying hazards, spillages and potential health and safety risks.
• Carrying out daily and weekly compliance checks, including fire alarms and emergency lighting.
• Identifying and reporting repairs, maintenance issues and environmental concerns to the appropriate supervisor.
• Working collaboratively across the Estates and Services Team while maintaining service standards and taking ownership of allocated areas.

Skills

Cleaning experience

Health & Safety

Attention to detail

Proactive/flexible

Communication skills

Time management

Independence

Customer service

Job description

Join a well-established organisation in a rewarding Cleaning Technician role where you can make a genuine difference to the quality, presentation and safety of people's homes and working environments. This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive and reliable individual to join a busy Estates and Services Team, supporting the upkeep of offices, sheltered housing schemes and communal residential properties across Worcester and Birmingham.

As a Cleaning Technician, you'll play an important role in delivering a high-quality, customer-focused cleaning service, ensuring properties are maintained to an excellent standard. You'll help create clean, safe, hygienic and welcoming environments while supporting the wider team in delivering an effective and responsive estates service.

We'd love to hear from anyone with a background as a Cleaning Operative, Commercial Cleaner, Domestic Cleaner, Caretaker, Estate Services Operative, Facilities Assistant or previous experience in a similar cleaning or facilities management environment.

As a Cleaning Technician, you will be:

• Delivering a high standard of cleaning across internal and external communal areas, ensuring properties remain clean, presentable and well maintained.
• Maintaining entrances, stairways, corridors, floors, carpets, walls, lifts, windows and communal bin rooms.
• Cleaning offices and specialist housing facilities, including toilets, kitchens, canteens, meeting rooms and reception areas.
• Using a variety of professional cleaning methods, including sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, buffing, polishing and dusting.
• Undertaking litter picking, waste management and small-scale graffiti removal.
• Maintaining external communal areas, cleaning and disinfecting drains and gullies, and checking bin chutes for blockages.
• Completing routine block inspections, identifying hazards, spillages and potential health and safety risks.
• Carrying out daily and weekly compliance checks, including fire alarms and emergency lighting.
• Identifying and reporting repairs, maintenance issues and environmental concerns to the appropriate supervisor.
• Working collaboratively across the Estates and Services Team while maintaining service standards and taking ownership of allocated areas.

I’d love to speak to anyone who has:

• Previous experience in cleaning, facilities management, estate services or a similar customer-facing environment.
• A good understanding of Health & Safety procedures and the safe use of cleaning equipment.
• The ability to deliver consistent cleaning standards with excellent attention to detail.
• A proactive, flexible and hands‑on approach to completing daily duties.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Excellent time management skills, with the ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines.
• The confidence to work independently while contributing positively to a wider team.
• A professional manner and a commitment to delivering a positive customer experience.

Key requirements for this Cleaning Technician role:

• Previous cleaning experience is essential.
• A full UK driving licence is essential.
• Must be able to travel between Worcester and Birmingham.
• Must be willing to drive a company small van.
• Basic DBS check required.
• Comfortable working in a variety of environments, including unpleasant conditions.

The role is offering the following benefits and working arrangements:

• £17.00 per hour.
• 37 hours per week.
• Monday to Thursday: 7:00am – 3:00pm.
• Friday: 7:00am – 2:30pm.
• A varied and hands‑on role across Worcester and Birmingham.
• The opportunity to contribute to a safe, clean and welcoming housing environment.

Travel & Location

This Cleaning Technician position covers Worcester and Birmingham, with travel required between multiple offices, sheltered housing schemes and communal residential properties. A full UK driving licence is essential, and the successful candidate must be comfortable travelling between both areas and driving a company small van.

If this Cleaning Technician opportunity sounds like your next move, and you have the experience, flexibility and driving requirements needed, please get in touch.