Cleaning Operative - Longcross School

Hours: 12.5 hours per week, Mon to Fri 3pm - 5.30pm

About Bristol Waste Company:

What we do is important – we’re here to keep Bristol, and beyond, clean, and safe.

We do this for our city’s residents, workers, visitors, and businesses. Our work helps deliver Bristol’s sustainability targets in partnership with the council. Bristol Waste’s commercial operation, where we serve businesses and organisations across the region, is also growing.

Our ambition is to provide good quality, value for money services, and we continue to deliver a social value impact worth more than £30 million every year. We want people who share our values and want to work with us to drive our business forward.

A DBS will be required for this position.

Key Responsibilities:

Working to a weekly cleaning schedule:

Floor Cleaning:

• Vacuum, sweep, and mop floors of various types in designated areas to high standards.
• Carpet cleaning if required.

Sanitisation:

• Sanitize toilets, sinks, and fixtures to maintain a hygienic environment.

Dusting and Polishing:

• Perform dusting and polishing tasks to uphold cleanliness and presentation standards, including high level dusting as required.

Waste & Recycling Management:

• Empty waste bins and replace bin liners.
• Effective recycling of waste into appropriate bins in recycling area.

Stock and Maintenance:

• Stock and maintain cleaning cupboards with necessary supplies.

Equipment Operation:

• Utilize cleaning machinery effectively.

Safety Compliance:

• Comply with all safety policies and procedures related to cleaning tasks.
• Identify and report safety equipment maintenance issues to the Team Leader.
• Report site safety and general site maintenance issues to appropriate site contact.

Task Completion:

• Complete tasks on time with minimal supervision, working to deadlines as per cleaning schedule.
• Complete adhoc and/or reactive cleaning as requested.

Location-specific Tasks:

• Undertake additional cleaning tasks as required based on the specific location.

Essential Requirements for the Role:

• A can-do attitude with the willingness to learn new skills.
• Physically fit for walking, bending, etc within an industrial environment.
• Good communication and organizational skills.
• Good (spoken) level of English language.
• Strong interpersonal and problem-solving abilities.
• Highly responsible and reliable.
• Ability to work alone and as part of a team.

Our Benefits:

• Annual leave package of 25 days plus 8 bank holidays.
• Employer contribution of 5% into the company pension scheme.
• Support for Mental Health, including a BUPA Employee Assistance Programme that provides support covering Mental Health, Financial and Family related topics. We also have Mental Health First Aiders across the business.
• Support for your Physical Health with our BUPA Health Cash Plan (we cover the cost of coverage for you), Cycle to Work scheme and an onsite Physiotherapist. All are free for our colleagues.
• Because we value our colleagues, we want to recruit more employees just like them, which is why we have our employee referral scheme.
• Dedicated learning and development team. We take pride in developing our colleagues and some examples of this include our In-House Driver Development Programme and internal promotions.
• Employee recognition ‘Stand Out Award’ and long service awards. To celebrate our colleagues wherever they are on their journey with us, we recognise and celebrate talent.
• We recognise that everyone is different and strive to create an environment that supports all colleagues through flexible working. We have introduced a hybrid working model where possible and actively encourage part-time working, job sharing and flexibility on hours. If this interests, you please do get in touch, and we can start a conversation.