Morning Cleaner Sherburn in Elmet

Pareto FM; Leeds; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in facilities management is seeking a cleaner to ensure high-quality cleaning standards. The role involves window cleaning, maintaining equipment, and ensuring health and safety compliance. The ideal candidate will have prior cleaning experience and strong interpersonal skills to liaise with clients and staff effectively.

Qualifications

• Experience within cleaning is required.
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients and staff.
• Must supervise less experienced staff when required.

Responsibilities

• Carry out window cleaning according to specifications and health standards.
• Maintain tools and equipment properly.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety guidelines.

Skills

Tact

Diplomacy

Initiative

Concentration

Job description

To conform to the cleaning specification and schedules and carry out cleaning duties as required, with a view to continuously developing and improving quality standards.

To take a direct interest in the health and safety of yourself, your colleagues, and others who may be affected by your work activities.

Key duties:

1. To carry out window cleaning in line with the correct specifications and health and safety standards.
2. Update supervisor of any changes on site.
3. Liaise with supervisor/line manager to review sites and review work on Jobber allocation system.
4. Be punctual and attend for duty as requested.
5. To achieve the highest standard of work, with a positive team spirit.
6. To continuously develop and improve quality standards.
7. To meet managers, clients, and company expectations.
8. To respond to any reasonable request of the company or client.
9. To ensure that products, equipment, and materials are properly maintained and stored.
10. To use your initiative to resolve problems where appropriate.
11. Ensure that your appearance and conduct comply with the expectations of the company and that the appropriate clothing/PPE is always worn.
12. Communicate any unresolved cleaning issues.

Knowledge and Experience:

Experience

The job holder will be required to have experience within cleaning.

Interpersonal Skills

When dealing with client personnel and at all levels, the job holder must use tact and diplomacy to gain cooperation from client personnel and when dealing with visitors.

Responsibility

Human Resource Management

The job holder is responsible for checking the quality of their work and supervising less experienced staff when required.

Physical Resource Management

- The job holder is responsible for the care of tools, completing appropriate maintenance, whether the property belongs to the client or Pareto.

- Confidentiality is required on all matters related to Pareto and the client.

Communication

Communication is oral/written and mostly internal with the site manager and client’s staff. It is generally straightforward. Occasionally, the job holder will liaise with contractors working inside the client’s sites or areas of responsibility, and sometimes with visitors.

Liaison

The client’s image can be affected by the job holder’s dealings with visitors and the media. The post holder must liaise with client personnel at all levels, inspectors, and governing bodies that may visit the sites or areas of responsibility.

Mental Demands

Judgement and Decision Making

Work is allocated to the job holder who, in most cases, decides how to tackle it, sometimes with the help of specifications. There is consultation within the team regarding work plans. The job holder may need to change work priorities and make routine decisions daily based on experience, initiative, or discussions with the client’s contact.

Original Thought and Problem Solving

Many tasks involve original thought. Common problems are usually technical and are solved independently using past experience and knowledge. Unusual problems may require help from the Site Manager or client’s contact.

Concentration

A high level of concentration is required, especially when working on machinery and adhering to Health & Safety guidelines.

Flexibility

The role covers a wide range of activities with variable interruptions, often from internal sources. Tasks outside of general duties may be assigned based on priorities.

Working Conditions

The job may require working outdoors in adverse weather, necessitating risk assessment regarding personal safety, noise, and pollution.