Jobs at Royal Mail in United Kingdom

Royal Mail is a well–loved brand with assets, infrastructure and scale that support delivering billions of precious items each year. Our people are at the heart of the business, helping us to utilise the latest technology and business approaches to optimise, automate and digitise operations. Royal Mail P&FS is now recruiting for Mobile Cleaning Operatives covering Edinburgh and the surrounding area.

Job Reference Number 330482

As a mobile commercial cleaning operative you will be responsible for several locations in and around the Edinburgh postcode area, covering annual leave, absences and other variations. You will perform a variety of tasks including mopping, toilet cleaning, washing walls, vacuuming, emptying bins and dusting, and sanitising surfaces safely and professionally to a high standard. You will be working from 08:30 to 14:45 either as part of a team or as the only cleaner on site to maintain high standards of service for our customers.

You will be required to operate a variety of cleaning equipment. Full training will be provided. This role is physically challenging and involves manual handling activities.

• You will need a full UK driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points due to the nature of the role and distances between locations.
• Royal Mail provides a work vehicle (van) and pays for fuel expenses between sites.

Previous cleaning experience is desirable but not essential. You should be naturally friendly with good written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate with customers and managers while complying with Health & Safety regulations.

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

If you are looking for a new and exciting opportunity as a Mobile Cleaner then please apply.

Royal Mail Property & Facilities Solutions is responsible for upgrading and safely maintaining one of the largest corporate real estate and property portfolios in Europe, with over 2,600 sites. Royal Mail Property & Facilities Solutions employs 3,000 employees and is owned by Royal Mail Group Ltd. Five centuries in business have made Royal Mail a household name. We connect companies, customers and communities across the country, delivering a universal postal service to more than 29 million addresses across the UK.

Before you apply, ensure you can get to the location for the stated hours and that the total weekly hours align with your expectations. After you apply, your application will be reviewed and, if successful, you will be invited to an online or telephone assessment lasting around 15–20 minutes. This assessment will include 7 questions and 5 supplemental Yes/No questions. There will not be a face-to-face interview in this process.

Trust is important in Royal Mail P&FS. We want to build trust from the very beginning of your journey. The first step is your assessment; we will provide you with the questions ahead of the assessment to allow you time to prepare. We want to be transparent about the qualities we are looking for and what a job with Royal Mail P&FS entails.

We reserve the right to close this advert once our maximum number of applications has been reached.