Night-Shift Cleaning Supervisor — Lead a Small Team

OCS; Thurrock; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wagestream pay access

Digital learning

Employee discounts via Hapi app

Job summary

OCS UK & Ireland is seeking a Night Shift Supervisor to lead a cleaning team, ensuring high standards of cleanliness and safety in client environments. You will manage rotas, holidays, and performance while coaching staff on health and safety and maintaining accurate records.

The ideal candidate has prior supervisor experience in cleaning, strong IT and MS Office skills, and a customer‑focused mindset. The role requires flexibility with hours and deadlines and a commitment to delivering

Qualifications

• Previous supervisor experience preferably in a cleaning environment.
• Good IT skills in use of systems and MS Office.
• Desire to lead a team and oversee tasks.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Able to work to deadlines and prioritise as well as being flexible with working hours and days.
• Good attention to detail is required.
• Must have Right to Work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing and assisting with the cleaning of all areas within the cleaning specification (plus other ad hoc areas/duties, as required).
• Managing a small team, looking after rotas, holidays, absence management within budget and performance management to achieve a consistently high standard of cleaning.
• Responsible for delivering coaching/training, including health & safety, to all cleaning operatives and ensuring all records are updated correctly.
• Responsible for conducting cleaning audits on a weekly basis and escalating any areas of concern for support.
• Hold weekly team meetings and briefing sessions with your team to ensure clear and consistent communication.
• Manage the ordering of stock and consumables, updating the stock management system and also the distribution to cleaning stores.
• You will come into regular contact with customers/clients so it is important that you can assist them if needed and that you can communicate at all levels .
• Planning high level and deep cleaning works as required
• Responsible for adherence to company policies and procedures.

Skills

Team leadership

Cleaning operations knowledge

Communication skills

Tools

MS Office

Job description

OCS UK & Ireland is seeking a Night Shift Supervisor to lead a cleaning team, ensuring high standards of cleanliness and safety in client environments. You will manage rotas, holidays, and performance while coaching staff on health and safety and maintaining accurate records.

The ideal candidate has prior supervisor experience in cleaning, strong IT and MS Office skills, and a customer‑focused mindset. The role requires flexibility with hours and deadlines and a commitment to delivering