Cleaning Team Leader

Salary: £28,508.38 per annum 

Hours: 40 hours per week, Mon - Fri

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.

Purpose of the role:

We are seeking a proactive Cleaning Team Leader to join Bristol Workplace. This position will work in various locations across Bristol whilst supervising and developing a team of Cleaning Operatives to ensure the highest cleaning standards are always provided.

To succeed in this role, it is essential you take pride in your work, have good attention to detail, good verbal communication skills and ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

You will be working at various locations across Bristol (Schools, EPD, Council Building, and ad hoc work).

A DBS will be required for this position.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership and Development:

• Provide leadership and guidance to Cleaning Operatives across multiple sites, fostering a culture of teamwork and continuous improvement.
• Support the development of team members through coaching, training, and succession planning.

Operational Management:

• Develop and maintain cleaning schedules, assigning tasks and duties to team members to ensure efficient workflow.
• Conduct regular inspections of cleaning equipment and materials, ensuring proper functioning and availability.

Resource Management:

• Monitor and control the usage of cleaning materials and resources to minimise waste and optimise efficiency.
• Manage stock levels and equipment budgets effectively, ensuring adequate supplies for daily operations.

Health and Safety Compliance:

• Promote and enforce compliance with Health and Safety policies and procedures, ensuring a safe working environment for all team members.
• Conduct risk assessments and implement corrective actions to mitigate hazards and prevent accidents.

Performance Evaluation:

• Assess the performance of team members regularly, providing feedback and recognition for achievements.
• Conduct annual performance reviews, setting objectives and development plans in alignment with organisational goals.

Communication and Collaboration:

• Maintain effective communication channels with management and team members, reporting on operational performance and addressing any concerns or issues.
• Collaborate with other departments or stakeholders to coordinate cleaning activities and support organisational objectives.

Administrative Tasks:

• Maintain accurate records of cleaning schedules, hours worked logs, tasks completed, maintenance issues and any incidents or accidents that occur.
• Assist with inventory management, ensuring that cleaning supplies and equipment are adequately stocked and maintained.

Training and Development:

• Provide training and guidance to cleaning team members, ensuring that they have the necessary skills and knowledge to perform their duties effectively.
• Identify training needs and opportunities for skill development within the team across your multiple sites.

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. Many of our Senior Leadership Team have developed from Operational roles, such as one of our Contract Managers who started as a Street Cleanser.
• 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.