Mobile Cleaning Operative

Hours: 40 per week on a weekly rota basis, 10am - 6pm over a 5-day period including weekends

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 looking to recruit four Mobile Cleaners to work in various locations across Bristol. A full driving licence is a must, and you may be lone working or working in a group.

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.

Key Responsibilities:

• Due to the nature of the role, you’ll regularly carry out physical activities which would include: - sweeping and mopping floors, wiping surfaces, vacuuming, using cleaning chemicals, moving furniture, emptying bins, general tidying of kitchen areas, toilets, showers, corridors, meeting rooms, break-out areas, staircases, and reception areas.
• To carry out general cleaning, other related domestic duties to ensure a safe, clean and hygienic environment is achieved.
• You must be confident to clean at all levels, as low level, and high-level cleaning may be required.
• Other duties will include industrial cleaning along with mopping, hoovering, and using chemical solutions.

Essential Requirements for the Role:

• A full driving licence.
• Previous cleaning experience an advantage but training can be provided for the right candidate.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• A proven track record of working in a safe and legal manner ensuring compliance with all legal requirements.

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.