Mobile Specialist Cleaner

Thorn Baker Facilities Management; North East; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Fuel card

Mobile phone

Paid training & development

Hotel accommodation for overnight jobs

Job summary

Thorn Baker Facilities Management is seeking a Mobile Specialist Cleaner to cover a major UK retail portfolio across Durham and the surrounding region. You will operate a company van and work on varied sites with planned tasks and reactive assignments as needed.

A full UK driving licence and experience in high‑level cleaning are essential, with training offered for IPAF where required. We provide a permanent, full‑time role with paid training, ongoing development, and a supportive team as you

Qualifications

• Previous experience in commercial window cleaning, specialist cleaning or external cleaning
• Experience using pressure washing/jet washing equipment
• Comfortable working at height
• IPAF 3a/3b licence desirable (training available)
• IPAF Harness User qualification desirable
• Full UK driving licence is essential
• IT literate and comfortable using mobile/PDA technology
• Reliable, professional and customer-focused
• Flexible to travel throughout Lincolnshire and surrounding areas with occasional overnight stays

Responsibilities

• Carrying out high and low-level cleaning across retail, commercial and industrial sites
• Specialist external cleaning including commercial window cleaning and pressure washing
• Completing planned cleaning tasks to agreed specifications and timescales
• Responding To Reactive Cleaning Requirements When Required
• Working safely at height using the appropriate equipment
• Carrying out basic maintenance of cleaning equipment, including changing O-rings and ensuring equipment remains serviceable
• Using company PDA/mobile applications to complete job reports and documentation
• Building positive working relationships with clients and store teams
• Ensuring all work is completed in line with Health & Safety procedures and company standards

Skills

Experience in commercial window cleans

Specialist cleaning

Pressure washing equipment

Full UK driving licence

IT literate / PDA usage

Reliable and customer-focused

Willing to travel / overnight stays

Tools

Pressure washing equipment

PDA / mobile apps

Job description

Permanent Opportunity - Mobile Specialist Cleaner - £32,250 + Company Van

Are you an experienced window cleaner or specialist cleaning operative looking for your next opportunity? Do you enjoy working across a variety of sites rather than being based in one location? If you have experience in high-level cleaning, pressure washing or external cleaning and want to join a growing specialist team, we'd love to hear from you.

We're recruiting for a Mobile Specialist Cleaner to support a major UK retail portfolio across Durham and the surrounding region. You'll be provided with a company van, fuel card and mobile phone, with all work planned in advance wherever possible. Most jobs are within approximately 90 minutes of your home, although occasional overnight stays may be required for reactive works, with hotel accommodation fully covered.

You must have a full UK driving licence and experience in specialist cleaning.

What's in it for you?

• Salary of £32,250 per annum
• Company van, fuel card and mobile phone provided
• Full-time, permanent position
• Paid training and ongoing development
• Opportunity to gain additional qualifications including IPAF (if not already held)
• Work across a varied portfolio of retail and commercial sites
• Stable, growing business with long‑term contracts

Your Role

• Carrying out high and low‑level cleaning across retail, commercial and industrial sites
• Specialist external cleaning including commercial window cleaning and pressure washing
• Completing planned cleaning tasks to agreed specifications and timescales
• Responding To Reactive Cleaning Requirements When Required
• Working safely at height using the appropriate equipment
• Carrying out basic maintenance of cleaning equipment, including changing O‑rings and ensuring equipment remains serviceable
• Using company PDA/mobile applications to complete job reports and documentation
• Building positive working relationships with clients and store teams
• Ensuring all work is completed in line with Health & Safety procedures and company standards

Working Hours

• Working any 5 days from 7
• Flexibility required for early starts and occasional overnight stays
• Standard working day with approximately 7 hours on site (8 hours paid)

About You

• Previous experience in commercial window cleaning, specialist cleaning or external cleaning
• Experience using pressure washing/jet washing equipment
• Comfortable working at height
• IPAF 3a/3b licence desirable (training available)
• IPAF Harness User qualification desirable
• Full UK driving licence is essential
• IT literate and comfortable using mobile/PDA technology
• Reliable, professional and customer-focused
• Flexible to travel throughout Lincolnshire and surrounding areas with occasional overnight stays

If you're looking for a varied, hands‑on role where no two days are the same and you can develop your specialist cleaning skills within a supportive team, we'd love to hear from you.