Cleaning Operative
About The Role
The primary role of Cleaning Operative is to ensure that all public accessible areas and facilities, tenant and communal facilities and external areas of Somerset House are maintained to a very high standard of cleanliness and hygiene. Reporting to the Supervisor whilst working closely with other staff
You will be working Monday to Friday between 06:00 to 09:00, 15 hours per week.
Specific Responsibilities:
Responsibilities are summarised and but not limited to:
- Sweeping
- Mopping
- Vacuuming
- Damp wiping
- Deep Cleans
- Washroom Cleaning
IFM collaborative working
Working together with the wider IFM team at Somerset House, ensure that the entire facilities services operation achieves a high standard of services at all times, reporting any faults to the IFM Help Desk for action or bring them to the attention of the appropriate IFM manager.
Other duties
Undertaken all other reasonable requests received from IFM Line Management or from the SHT.
Person Specification- Team working- Ability to work in a team environment to develop and continually improve service.
- Flexibility- A willingness to be flexible to support changing requirements.
- Customer Focused - must be able to respond appropriately to the needs of the client in a pleasant and polite manner.
- Reliable and Punctual
Skills and Experience:
Essential:
- Previous experience as a cleaning operative
- Good understanding of H&S working practices.
- Customer service focussed
- Good communication skills both verbally and written
- Machinery- Must be physically capable of using required machinery and capability to clean to standard laid down in the specification
- Able to work unsupervised
Desirable:
- BICS accreditation or equivalent
- Understanding of COSHH
- Understanding of correct methods of cleaning to comply with requirements of specification
- Experience of delivering support services to events and exhibitions
- Relevant experience within a heritage or historic environment
- Willingness to undertake additional cleaning hours as required.
About The Company
OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with a turnover of £1.7bn and 50,000+ colleagues. We deliver innovative, award-winning services including Cleaning, Catering, Security, Technical services, Energy Management and compliance, front of house, landscaping, logistics, waste management and pest control services to the public and private sectors and our mission is to make people and places the best that they can be.