Anchor Group Services
External Cleaning Operative
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Job Role: External Cleaning Operative
Working Hours
- 45 hours per week, as per site rota (including weekends)
Pay
- £14.80 per hour
Location
- The Elephant, Elephant & Castle, London
Overview
Join the team helping to maintain one of London's newest and most exciting destinations.
Anchor Group Services is recruiting External Cleaning Operatives for The Elephant, a landmark mixed-use development at the heart of Elephant & Castle. Bringing together retail, residential and public spaces, The Elephant is set to become a vibrant destination where residents, visitors, retailers and communities come together.
This is a unique opportunity to join a flagship London mobilisation from day one, helping to establish standards, culture and service excellence across a brand-new development. As an External Cleaning Operative, you will play a key role in maintaining the cleanliness, appearance and presentation of the development's external areas and public spaces, helping to create a safe, welcoming and well-presented environment for everyone who visits, lives or works at The Elephant.
If you're reliable, professional and take pride in maintaining exceptional environments, we'd love to hear from you.
About the Role
As an External Cleaning Operative, you will play a key role in maintaining the appearance and presentation of The Elephant's external areas. Working outdoors, you will carry out a range of cleaning and maintenance duties to help create a clean, safe and welcoming environment for residents, visitors and occupiers.
You will be a visible ambassador for both Anchor Group Services and The Elephant, taking pride in your work and helping to ensure the development always makes a positive impression.
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Duties Include:
- Maintain high standards of cleanliness and presentation across all external areas of the development, including walkways, entrances and public spaces.
- Carry out a range of external cleaning duties, including litter picking, sweeping, pressure washing and graffiti removal.
- Respond promptly to spillages, hazards and cleanliness issues, helping to maintain a safe environment for all site users.
- Support waste management and recycling activities, ensuring bins, recycling stations and collection areas are maintained to a high standard.
- Operate cleaning equipment and machinery safely and effectively, in accordance with training and site procedures.
- Report defects, damage, hazards and maintenance concerns, helping to ensure the development remains safe, clean and presentable.
- Support site activities, busy periods and seasonal maintenance requirements, contributing to the smooth operation of the development.
- Maintain a professional and friendly approach at all times, supporting site teams and acting as an ambassador for the client and company.
Requirements
- Previous experience within cleaning, external cleaning, facilities management or a similar environment would be preferred.
- Comfortable working outdoors in all weather conditions.
- Excellent attention to detail and pride in high standards.
- Reliable, punctual and self-motivated.
- Good communication and customer service skills.
- Physically capable of undertaking an active role involving walking, lifting and outdoor cleaning duties.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Flexible approach to working hours and operational requirements.
- Experience operating pressure washers or mechanical cleaning equipment.
- Knowledge of COSHH requirements.
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Benefits
- Access to a range of nationally recognised courses via the Anchor Academy.
- Auto Enrolment Pension.
- Stream – access to pay as you earn it.
- Cycle to Work Scheme Available.
- Full uniform provided.
- Free Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 including access to counselling.
- Hospital Saturday Fund.
- Reward and Recognition Awards.
- Opportunity to join a flagship London mobilisation project from day one.
What’s Next?
If you enjoy working outdoors, have a passion for maintaining high standards and want to be part of one of London’s most exciting new destinations, APPLY NOW and a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch.
Other companies may call this role:
- External Cleaner
- Environmental Operative
- Public Realm Operative
- Street Cleansing Operative
- Grounds Maintenance Operative
- Outdoor Cleaner
- Estate Services Operative
- Environmental Services Assistant
Within commuting distance of:
- Elephant & Castle
- Southwark
- Borough
- London Bridge
- Waterloo
- Bermondsey
- Kennington
- Lambeth
- Peckham
- Camberwell
- Brixton
- Deptford
- New Cross
- Greenwich
- Lewisham
- Croydon
- Central London
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