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Cleaning Team Manager
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£31,334.74 per annum
40 hours per week working any 5 days out of 7.
Shifts between 8am - 5pm.
Successful candidate may be required to work later shifts to ensure they can lead their team effectively including the night shift.
Colleague Benefits
- Full-time colleagues receive 28 days of annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays), increasing to 33 days after 5 years of service. Annual leave is pro-rated for part-time or alternative working arrangements.
- Contributable company pension scheme
- 10% store discount at all our retail stores
- Death in Service Benefit
- Long service recognition scheme
- Stream - access to flexible pay, financial wellbeing support, exclusive colleague discounts, savings opportunities, and much more
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- Discounts UK wide on retail, leisure, hospitality venues
- Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 confidential counselling and advice line
- Low cost voluntary insured health cash plans and cancer cover
Job Introduction
We're recruiting for a Cleaning Team Manager to join the Engineering and Facilities team at our brand-new Distribution Centre in Doncaster. This is a unique opportunity to help establish the cleaning operation, build and develop your team, and shape working practices before the site becomes fully operational.
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Reporting to the Building Maintenance Manager, you'll work alongside the wider Engineering and Facilities team, operational stakeholders, and contractors to prepare the site for handover, implement cleaning standards, and ensure everything is in place to support a safe, efficient, and high-performing operation from day one.
Once the Distribution Centre is operational, you'll lead the day-to-day cleaning function, ensuring exceptional standards are maintained across the warehouse, offices, welfare facilities, and on-site Training Centre accommodation. Through effective planning, resource allocation, training, and collaboration with operational teams, you'll drive a culture of safety, compliance, and continuous improvement, helping create an environment where our colleagues and automation systems can perform at their very best.
Job Overview
- Cleaning Operations: Develop and deliver H&S-compliant cleaning schedules, ensuring exceptional cleanliness standards are maintained across all designated areas.
- Team & Resource Management: Manage rotas, staffing levels, performance, and resource allocation to ensure efficient service delivery and achievement of operational KPIs.
- Training Centre Housekeeping: Manage the housekeeping operation for the on-site Training Centre accommodation, ensuring bedrooms, communal areas, and facilities are consistently maintained to the highest standards for visiting colleagues.
- Training & Compliance: Deliver engaging inductions and ensure the team operates safely, adhering to H&S procedures, COSHH regulations, and company policies.
- Stock & Equipment Management: Oversee cleaning stock, consumables, and equipment, ensuring availability, compliance, and safe working practices at all times.
- Budget Management: Manage cleaning budgets and expenditure, ensuring cost-effective service delivery without compromising quality, safety, or operational standards.
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Minimum Criteria To Apply
- Previous experience within an operational cleaning environment.
- Experience leading or supervising cleaning teams.
- Knowledge of COSHH regulations and the safe handling, storage, and use of cleaning chemicals.
Key Skills:
- Prioritisation and organisation
- Effective communication
- Leadership and coaching
- Problem-solving and decision making
- Collaborative team working
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